The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning for parents to immediately stop feeding babies any homeopathic teething tablets and gels, and to discard any unused products. The FDA’s action appears to stem from concern about the active ingredient belladonna in the tablets. The FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and dispose of… Read More Homeopathic Teething Tablets and Gels may be Harmful for Babies
What is Cyber Bullying? Cyber- bullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Cyber-bullying takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. It usually occurs… Read More Cyber Bullying
Micro-Nutrients for Pregnancy a) Household members should be encouraged to use salt fortified with iodine. b) High doses of Vitamin A to be used within six week of delivery. c) Iron supplements to be used during the last six months of pregnancy. Foods During Pregnancy and Lactation a) Increase intake of food during pregnancy… Read More Improve Maternal Nutrition
Delay teen pregnancy Increase birth intervals, Birth spacing of three years or longer Promote optimal breast feeding practices. Promote family planning and health nutrition intervention counsel on the need for a reproductive period to build energy and micro-nutrient stores. Consider breast feeding status when prescribing contraception period. Mother may initiate breast feeding in the first … Read More General Measures to improve Maternal Nutrition
Weight gain during pregnancy is essential, Obese women should be discouraged to Reduce weight during pregnancy. Plan meals carefully so that the nutrient needed during pregnancy can be included without excessive calories using as food guide for pregnancy is helpful. Caffeine intake should be limited. To take only those vitamins and minerals as prescribed by… Read More Nutrition Tips for Pregnancy
Breast Feeding Overview Breast feeding is the feeding of the Infant or child with breast milk directly from the mother breast .The mechanism develops when the child comes in contacts with the mother nipple develops a sucking reflex result in sucking and swallowing the milk. Experts recommends that child within first hour should be breast… Read More Breast Feeding
One baby in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect, every 4.5 minutes; a baby is born with a birth defect. Birth defects are a foremost reason of infant death, more than 1 of every 5 infant dies and the leading cause of death is birth defects in children. Babies born with birth defects… Read More Prevent Birth Defects
