6 roles that midwives can play in ending preventable stillbirths
Midwifery is the health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn). Midwives are also equipped to give sexual and reproductive health advice to women and girls throughout their lives. Midwife A midwife is a healthcare professional who provides an array of services to women including gynecological examinations, contraceptive counseling, prescriptions, labour and delivery care. During labour, delivery and after bi
8 Importance of Improving Maternal Health through the Universal Basic Education of the Girl Child: S
Education improves health, and health improves learning potential. Education and health compliment, enhance and support each other. Together, they serve as the foundation for a better world. To be able to read, write and calculate has been acknowledged as a human right. However, more than 100 million children are still deprived of access to primary education and fewer than half of all children worldwide participate in early childhood programmes.
The Universal Basic Educatio
#MaternalMonday: 5 Key Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding for Mother and Child
Exclusive breastfeeding means that an infant receives only breast milk, with no additional foods or liquids, not even water. Breast milk contains antibodies that help babies fight off viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers the baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Also, babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first six (6) months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhoea. In Nigeria, there are beliefs about fe
