Pregnant women may also experience less blood flow to the legs later in pregnancy because the blood vessels around the pelvis are...
Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive...
Government of Uganda should prioritize investing in the nursing profession for better healthcare outcomes. Together our future depends on every nurse, every...
Skilled, knowledgeable, and compassionate midwifery care reduces maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths, keeps mothers, and babies safe..
To eliminate Mother to Child Transmission, increasing antenatal HIV screening and linking HIV-positive pregnant women to PMTCT and ART care and providing...
Some people may worry about it, but from a medical standpoint, there's no reason why you can't have sex on your period....
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), self-care refers to the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease,...
As a Nurse-Midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I have witnessed some women lose their babies or even their own lives due to...
Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes.
In the past few weeks, we had recurrent arguments on various ladies’ platforms on how to raise sons. While majority of the...
According to UNICEF, one in two under-five children suffer from hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiency) and iron deficiency is the world’s commonest micronutrient...
If your baby seems uncomfortable, the hiccupping is accompanied by excessive crying, spitting up, or belching or if the hiccupping is interfering...
Baby blues are found to occur in 50% to 80% the of the new mothers and this condition occurs in the first...
Colic is an acute pain in the stomach or bowels; a cramping, gripping kind of abdominal pain that used to be called...
Many pregnant people report symptoms of what's known as “pregnancy brain,” like forgetfulness, short periods of memory loss, and mental...
It is always a good idea to plan pregnancy and complete the family at a younger age than older. However, as this...
According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2016, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high with 336 deaths/per 100,000 live births...
October is a month where there are efforts to educate everyone about breast cancer including early identification and signs and symptoms associated...
Health check-ups aim to not only help the person to prevent illnesses and its complications but also to make changes in their...
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...
It is still possible for a nursing mother to become pregnant during this time, but her chances are low if her physiological...
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 10 million people around the world suffer from debilitating injuries or death due to...
In 2019, Hepatitis B resulted in an estimated 820, 000 deaths, mostly from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). The...
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 15% of all pregnant women will develop a potentially life-threatening complication that calls for...