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ANTE NATAL CLASS PROGRAMME LIST
8.45am – 9.00am: Registration
9.00am – 10.00am: “Pregnancy, Labour & Post Partem” ( By Dr. Fatima Najla (O & G Consultant)
10.00am – 10.15am: Breakfast
10.15am – 11.15pm: “Common problems in infants” (by Dr. Syed Nazir (Paediatrician Consultant))
11.15pm – 12.00pm: “Epidural For Labour” (by Dr. Jasseemuddeen (Anaesthetist))
12.00pm – 1.00pm: Pre & Post Natal [...]
‘White glow’ in babies’ eyes a possible cancer warning
Children’s cancer campaigners want a section of the personal child health record – or ‘little red book’ – rewritten to alert new parents to the dangers of an unusual form of eye cancer.
Retinoblastoma, which affects the retina of children aged under five, can result in the eye being removed if there is any delay in [...]
Parents in an unhappy relationship may affect babies development
Toddlers have disrupted sleep patterns if their parents are in an unhappy relationship, according to researchers.
Sleeping problems are thought to affect brain development and lead to other problems later in life.
The study, published in the journal Child Development, looked at 357 adopted children and their families in the US.
A UK expert said parents needed to [...]
Can obese pregnant women safely loose weight?
(Reuters Health) – Women who are very obese may be able to safely lose some weight during pregnancy — and possibly reduce their risk of needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests.
The findings, reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, add to evidence that at least some obese women may be able to shed [...]
5 Tips on how to best prepare for childbirth
1. Begin a prenatal care regimen with a trained maternity care provider as soon as you discover you are pregnant: There’s a lot to be done at the beginning of a pregnancy. If you haven’t already begun taking prenatal vitamins with plenty of folic acid, your maternity care provider will likely give you a recommendation [...]
Ovarian Cancer
WASHINGTON: US researchers have recreated the process by which ovarian cancer forms in the lab, providing solid evidence that the tumours start in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries, a study said on Monday.
The finding could provide clues on how to attack ovarian cancer, which often causes no early symptoms and by the time it [...]
15: The best number of eggs for IVF success
PARIS: Retrieving about 15 eggs from a woman’s ovaries in a single cycle gives the best chance of having a baby through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), researchers reported on Wednesday.
Investigators led by Arri Coomarasamy of the University of Birmingham in central England looked at data from more than 400,000 IVF cycles in Britain between 1991 and [...]
