Infant jaundice is surprisingly a common condition that affects about 50% of newborns. The condition is characterised by yellowish coloration of a baby’s skin, and the white part of their eyes. Measles, on the other hand, is a highly contagious
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In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, the Benin-based gynecologist Dr. Iwinosa Ehigiator, has advised pregnant women to have regular check-ups especially when they have a fever, in order to save their newborns from developing jaundice. Infant
A paediatrician at the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Dr. Ademolu Abiola, has warned against applying breast milk to a baby’s eyes as a cure for jaundice. The specialist, who gave the warning while speaking in an interview with PUNCH
A Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Olugbenga Mokuolu, has shared vital information to benefit parents caring for their newborns. The expert shared information with parents about widespread but
Some mothers share with PUNCH, their heart-rending journey laced with stigma and rejection as they care for children with cerebral palsy caused by jaundice. With unsteady gait, nine-year-old Emmanuel wobbled to a bench and struggled to sit. After several failed
A medical doctor has taken to twitter to warn nursing mothers against the use of camphor around their newborn babies. In a thread he posted online, the doctor, Chinonso Egemba took to his Twitter handle, @aproko_doctor to explain in detail
A medical doctor has taken to Twitter to warn parents and guardians with newborn babies about the dangers of camphor. According to Dr Chinonso Egemba Aproko Doctor, moms should avoid using camphor around babies and even on their clothes. In
Infant jaundice is surprisingly a common condition that affects about 50% of newborns. The condition is characterised by yellowish coloration of a baby’s skin, and the white part of their eyes. READ ALSO: See Why Dad of a Newborn 4Qhen, Almost
A Nigerian dad-of-two with user name, @ 4Qhen on Twitter while participating in the ongoing ‘O jewa ke eng?’, translating to ‘what’s eating you up?’ trending question on the app, has told a moving story of how the arrival of his
My son is almost 3 years old. At birth, he suffered a prolonged jaundice which lasted for 3 months, though they said that it wasn’t severe enough for him to have a blood transfusion. Before he clocked one year old,
In a letter to doctors and parents, an emergency physician and mom of a special need child, Christie del Castillo-Hegyi details her sour experience with proof in which she warned that, exclusively breastfeeding babies with insufficient milk could cause brain damage
