healthy relationship: It pains me that many are suffering unnecessarily in the name of relationship. Isn’t it better to be alone than such unwarranted molestations? Hopefully, you and your partner are treating each other fabulously. Not sure that’s the case? Then take a step back from the dizzying sensation of being swept off your feet …
Sex selection: Human beings have a set of 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell. (That’s 23 pairs of chromosomes). In female, the sex chromosomes are identical XX while in males, they are different, XY. During the formation of an egg in the ovary, each egg has one sex chromosome, X while during the …
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History of Cigarette Smoking Cigarette smoking has become the order of the day all in the name of managing stress and other addictive benefits, yet the detrimental effects of it cannot be overemphasized. Well, let us trace the origins of cigarette smoking. The origins of inhaling smoke for its psycho-active and pharmacological effects was dated …
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A study carried out in 2017 by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that at least 792 million people have a mental health disorder. This constitutes of less than 11% of the total world population. The WHO defines health as: “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not the absence …
Puerperal sepsis is an infection of the genital tract that occurs at any time between the rupture of membranes in labour and 42 day following delivery or abortion threatens the well-being of both mother and child in postpartum period. This is may be caused by endogenous bacteria or exogenous bacteria. What is puerperal sepsis? Puerperal …
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Post-Abortion Care: Nearly 20, 000 women die each year from complications of unsafe abortion and 13 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are attributable to this. It is estimated that one quarter to one-thirds of all pregnancy-related deaths are a consequence of unsafe abortion. It is unfortunate to know that about 19 million abortions each year are …
Women requiring post-abortion care (PAC) have both physical and emotional needs. Proper and effective counseling is a successful means through which the providers offer emotional care to women. Right to high-quality counseling is a fundamental right of women requiring PAC. Counseling is a way of providing support to patient; helping her to assess her feeling, …
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Manual Vacuum Aspiration is one of ways to carry out uterine evacuation, which is the removal of the contents of the uterus such as incomplete abortion or other retained products of conception. What is Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)? World Health Organization (WHO) in union with UNPFA, UNICEF and the World Bank and the endorsement by …
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Precipitate labour is very important for Midwives and Obstetricians to know what to do in such situation. Hence, in this article, we shall discuss precipitate labour, its causes, management and complications. We shall also consider back labour . Most women especially primigravidae do not want to waste time in labour and experience that excruciating pain. …
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What is Puerperal psychosis? Puerperal psychosis is a serious or life-threatening mental condition which affects the personality of the woman during puerperium (mostly primipara). Its onset is rapid and usually occurs within the first few days after delivery. The symptoms characterized by this mental illness are similar with those of depressive psychosis, manic illness and …
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