Medically Reviewed By Dr. Seema Sharma MBBS, MD Paediatrics Sr. ConsultantTable of Contents: History There are pieces of evidence to suggest that ORS is Severe dehydration – Plan C Some dehydration- Plan B No Dehydration- Plan A Give extra fluids- There are other suitable salted fluid options Tell the mother to Low osmolarity ORS is...
Medically Reviewed By Dr. Poonam Kumar MD Table of Contents: How Can I Help My Low Birth Weight Baby With Breastfeeding? How To Accelerate Weight Gain In A Baby Born With A Low Weight? How Can I Keep a Low Birth Weight Baby Warm? What Is Kangaroo Mother Care? What Are The Advantages Of Kangaroo...
Introduction Soil-borne helminth infections are one among the most common infections in humans, caused by a group of parasites, referred to as worms, including roundworms, whipworms and hookworms. These intestinal worms can seriously affect the nutrition and growth of the child. A child may undergo deworming regularly to remove the intestinal worms. Such worms need...
Why my child needs Childhood Vaccines? Protecting your child from diseases gets easier with vaccinations. Doctors from Motherhood Chaitanya Hospital, which offers vaccination in children Chandigarh, recently talked about the different vaccinations and why these are so important. In simple words, a vaccine contains weakened virus called antigens which don’t cause the disease but triggers...
Things to keep in mind while talking to Paediatrician Parents often ignore the importance of behavioural health in infants and growing children. Experts from Motherhood Chaitanya Hospital, which offers on call doctor service in Chandigarh, agree that parents should consult a paediatrician as early as possible. It is important to understand that the behavioural patterns...
Breastfeeding: Simple and Most Natural Thing Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful images nature could have ever created. It is the simplest and the most natural thing that a mother can gift to her baby. You can read a book about playing a flute but you won’t really learn how to play it unless...
Breastfeeding: Advantages of breastfeeding Breast milk is the best nutrition you can offer your newborn. Breastfeeding offers tremendous health benefits to both mother and child. It is specially designed to cater for all your child’s nutritional needs in the first six months of life. For maximum benefits, breastfeeding should be initiated soon after the birth...
Q1: How does breastfeeding my baby benefit me? A: Breastfeeding is good for you for the following reasons: Breastfeeding burns as many as 500 extra calories each day, which may make it easier to lose the weight you gained during pregnancy. Women who breastfeed longer have lower rates of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure,...
Lactation period refers to the duration when the mother breastfeeds her child. A Nutritious dietary intake is therefore particularly important and has to be different from a mother who has to feed her child orally. The food intake should be such that it meets her nutritional requirements besides ensuring adequate milk production for the baby....
Its concern of every parent that everything is sorted out for their baby’s future. We plan for their future before they are even born and in some cases even before their conception! Such is our human nature. However like for other things in our life we do look for shortcuts, a path of least resistance....
