Posts By Lilian Nuwabaine
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2.0KHealthCan 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...
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3.9KHealthSex during periods: What’s the Biblical and medical approach?
Some people may worry about it, but from a medical standpoint, there's no reason why you can't have sex on your period....
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1.5KHealthSelf-care in health: Beyond what you think
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), self-care refers to the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease,...
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1.3KHealth
Do you cease being a woman after a caesarean birth?
As a Nurse-Midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I have witnessed some women lose their babies or even their own lives due to...
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466News
Let’s prioritise the well-being of adolescents
Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes.
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679OpinionAre you raising a son for yourself or for someone’s daughter?
In the past few weeks, we had recurrent arguments on various ladies’ platforms on how to raise sons. While majority of the...
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1.4KHealth
Babies above six months predominantly breastfed are prone to anaemia
According to UNICEF, one in two under-five children suffer from hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiency) and iron deficiency is the world’s commonest micronutrient...
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1.7KNewsHiccups in newborns: A concern for most mothers
If your baby seems uncomfortable, the hiccupping is accompanied by excessive crying, spitting up, or belching or if the hiccupping is interfering...
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1.2KHealth
Baby blues: a common health condition among mothers after delivery
Baby blues are found to occur in 50% to 80% the of the new mothers and this condition occurs in the first...
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2.2KHealthColic pain in newborns: A nightmare for most mothers after delivery
Colic is an acute pain in the stomach or bowels; a cramping, gripping kind of abdominal pain that used to be called...
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1.4KHealthMemory loss during Pregnancy: Is it a Myth or Fact?
Many pregnant people report symptoms of what's known as “pregnancy brain,” like forgetfulness, short periods of memory loss, and mental...
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1.8KNews
The biological clock: a concern for women
It is always a good idea to plan pregnancy and complete the family at a younger age than older. However, as this...
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1.1KHealth
Promoting safe motherhood: Tackling the three delays
According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2016, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high with 336 deaths/per 100,000 live births...
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1.6KHealth
LILIAN NUWABAINE: What everyone should know about Breast cancer
October is a month where there are efforts to educate everyone about breast cancer including early identification and signs and symptoms associated...
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1.7KHealth
Why Ugandans should embrace routine health check-ups
Health check-ups aim to not only help the person to prevent illnesses and its complications but also to make changes in their...
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1.4KHealthThe burden of sickle cell disease
Unfortunately, children with SCD can’t even tolerate games/co-curricular activities, extreme weather conditions and are highly susceptible to all sorts of infections, hence...
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1.3KHealth
Pregnancy while breastfeeding: Is this possible if one’s menses haven’t returned?
It is still possible for a nursing mother to become pregnant during this time, but her chances are low if her physiological...
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1.1KHealth
Contribution of Nurses in Patient Safety
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 10 million people around the world suffer from debilitating injuries or death due to...
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1.1KHealthWhy you should get tested for Hepatitis B now?
In 2019, Hepatitis B resulted in an estimated 820, 000 deaths, mostly from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). The...
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1.6KHealth
Midwifery care remains key in managing complications of pregnancy and childbirth
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 15% of all pregnant women will develop a potentially life-threatening complication that calls for...
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1.4KOpinion
Why You Should Prioritize Self-Love
Self-love involves impressing oneself and not anyone else, you find happiness in doing things that give pleasure to you. Loving yourself provides...
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1.1KHealth
Nurses and Midwives play a key role in facilitating successful breastfeeding
There is a great need to also strengthen the leadership role of midwives and nurses at national, local, and facility levels and...
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1.3KOP-ED
OPINION: Gov’t should prioritize graduate midwives
Care provided by midwives who are educated and regulated according to international professional standards is defined as a core strategy for decreasing...
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1.3KOpinion
Provide sexuality education to children and adolescents
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) aka sex education is an instruction method based on-curriculum which aims at giving students the knowledge, skills, attitudes,...
