If I experience heavy bleeding after childbirth, what will I go through? When heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) occurs in a hospital, the midwife at the scene will enable the ‘red alert’ to call the medical officers i.e. the…
“Oh no, it’s positive! How did this happen? Am I not still nursing my baby?” Aina thought to herself while holding the pregnancy test kit. She is worried as her first baby is only 4 months old. This scenario may…
This article will discuss living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and are currently pregnant, or planning on becoming pregnant. This article also hopes to help you, if you are the partner to the HIV sufferer, friends or close relatives, to…
Kanser payu dara adalah kanser yang biasa melanda kaum wanita. Walaupun kanser ini lebih biasa melanda wanita yang berumur, 1 dalam 7 wanita yang menghidap kanser payu dara didapati berumur kurang daripada 45 tahun. Kejayaan dalam rawatan untuk kanser payu…
Breastfeeding is greatly encouraged and has proven to provide short and long term benefits to both mother and baby. It should ideally continue until the child reaches the age of two. This is in line with policies from the World…
– Sebuah cereka sempena Hari Buah Pinggang Sedunia 2018 – Kisah ini hanyalah satu antara 1001 kisah yang ditemui sepanjang kerjaya saya sebagai seorang doktor perubatan. Sebarang persamaan dengan mana-mana individu samada hidup atau mati adalah secara kebetulan. Kisah…
Kehamilan luar rahim adalah kehamilan yang terjadi dan membesar di luar rahim. Nisbah 1 dalam 90 kehamilan adalah kandungan luar rahim. Wanita yang mempunyai sejarah kehamilan luar rahim mempunyai risiko yang tinggi untuknya berulang. Kehamilan luar rahim sangat berisiko dan…
Strict blood sugar level control is very important in pregnant women. Uncontrolled or high levels of blood sugar in pregnancy can have several adverse effects on the fetus such as; Excessive birth weight (big baby) Early (preterm) labour Respiratory distress…
Everyone wants to be normal and healthy during pregnancy and have an uneventful delivery. Women with pre-existing heart disease prior to getting married are often pressured by relatives and families to bear children, which can be stressful to this group…
Globally, latest data published in 2008 shows that 41% of pregnancies were Unintended. The Unintended Pregnancies rate for Asia was 38%. The reasons for Unintended pregnancies were Substantial unmet need for family planning services in many areas of the world.…