Posts By Lilian Nuwabaine
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210HealthBabies biting their mothers’ nipples while breastfeeding
To the breastfeeding mothers out there, how is your breastfeeding experience? Have you received any nipple bites from your breastfeeding babies? Well,...
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Did you know that January is cervical cancer awareness month worldwide?
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is a global healthcare event observed for the entire month of January every year, with an aim to...
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599HealthCervical cancer is among the most preventable cancers
While contributing to cervical cancer awareness in January through community sensitization using various social media platforms, lots of questions keep coming in...
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Why women need midwifery care during pregnancy, labour and after birth
As midwives, being ‘with woman’ is at the heart of what we do every day. This is part of our identity and...
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Midwife: The first choice for all women
A wide range of strategies to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality through encouraging facility-based births and skilled attendance at birth...
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1.1KOP-EDNational Safe Motherhood Conference: Why you should attend such conferences!
“I sincerely congratulate NASMEC on the success of the 03rd National Safe Motherhood Conference, which was well-organized, well-balanced, and had a very...
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1.1KHealthStigma still a major hinderance to getting HIV care and treatment
By Aisha Naava & Lilian Nuwabaine Luyima Several HIV newly diagnosed clients are discovered on a daily, irrespective of the preventive measures,...
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Why self-examination remains a vital screening tool
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In fact, 1 in 8...
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1.2KOpinionNow is the time to embrace and attend scientific conferences!
“What a fantastic conference!”. The presentations were of very high quality. This was by far the most informative conference that I have...
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1.3KHealthConsider using Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of HIV contraction
Recently, while conducting Antenatal Care (ANC) in one of the lower health facilities, a pregnant woman walked in with her spouse for...
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Blood clots and death: A worrying condition for most Ugandans
In a space of one to two months back, we have noted increasing cases where people collapse and die mysteriously in Uganda....
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Continuous viral load monitoring for HIV-positive patients is essential
By Aisha Naava and Lilian Nuwabaine Of recent, we received a client with several opportunistic infections which were life-threatening. We went ahead...
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How frequent breastfeeding can delay pregnancy for a woman
Globally, it is a well-known fact that breastfeeding suppresses a woman’s fertility in the early months after delivery. However, many women do...
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1.5KHealthBreastfeeding: The best gift for your newborn and infant
Often, we as health workers support mothers to successfully breastfeed their babies. Globally, it is known that breastfeeding is one of the...
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2.0KHealthBreastmilk: The Liquid gold for every child’s perfect life
Interestingly, we cannot talk about breast milk without talking about breastfeeding. Looking at this from the oldest book ever known, the Bible....
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1.8KHealth
Why pregnant women and those trying to conceive should not drink alcohol
The consumption of alcohol by women during pregnancy may have adverse effects not only on the incidence of diseases, injuries, and other...
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Pelvic pain during pregnancy: A concern by most pregnant women
As a midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I encounter lots of pregnant women with various concerns. A few years ago, while working...
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1.3KHealthWhy you should avoid self-medication with antibiotics
As health workers, often, we receive calls from family, friends and different people in the community complaining of not feeling well, with...
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1.4KHealth
Embrace the use of family planning after childbirth
Five years ago, while working in one of the biggest referral hospitals in Uganda, I encountered a 16year old girl who came...
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Pregnant women at higher risk of developing blood clot
Pregnant women may also experience less blood flow to the legs later in pregnancy because the blood vessels around the pelvis are...
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Uganda needs a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy Strategy
Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive...
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1.3KOP-ED
No future in healthcare without Nurses: Prioritise Nurses
Government of Uganda should prioritize investing in the nursing profession for better healthcare outcomes. Together our future depends on every nurse, every...
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4.1KHealth
Prioritise midwives to improve maternal and newborn health
Skilled, knowledgeable, and compassionate midwifery care reduces maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths, keeps mothers, and babies safe..
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Can an HIV-Positive Mother give birth to an HIV-Negative baby?
To eliminate Mother to Child Transmission, increasing antenatal HIV screening and linking HIV-positive pregnant women to PMTCT and ART care and providing...