Searching for the right day care center for your child can be not so interesting. Getting a daycare centre that will keep your baby healthy is an even tougher one. Unfortunately, with the return to day care inevitably comes the spread of germs that can cause an array of health issues, such as ear infections,…
EELA, NLA & COMMON SKIN CONDITION IN INFANTS Eela is a common term among the Yorubas used for skin disorders in infants likewise Nla is used by the Ibos. This terms more commonly refers to a skin disorder called Infantile seborrheic dermatitis (henceforth referred to as ISD). The cause of this disorder is unknown. This…
CHRONIC ILLNESS Reducing Malaria infections and Malaria Deaths in Children It was the World Malaria Day recently on the 25th April 2016. The theme for this year was on ending Malaria for good! What a lofty but achievable dream. On the Ask The Paediatricians Facebook Group we had a Group Discussion on Malaria anchored by Dr…
How to go about weaning from the breasts is often an issue of serious concern to many mums. Paediatricians recommend that babies should be exclusive breastfed for the first six months of life thereafter complementary feeds should be introduced while continuing breastfeeding for as long as possible. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends breastfeeding up…
Constipation is one of the common problems parents do often #AskThePaediatricians about. Constipation is the commonest cause of abdominal pain in children. So the goal of this post is educate parents about constipation, the likely causes, what to do when a child is constipated and more importantly how to prevent constipation. What is constipation? There are different…
Any Paediatrician who practices in Nigeria especially the South and Western part of the country can not but have been accosted by Mums who want treatment for “jedi-jedi”. In fact the average Naija Mums believe her children should regularly take “Agbo jedi-jedi” – native herbal Agbo Jedi Indeed many believe that the orthodox western medical professionals have…
Welcome to the Blog Mums and visitors. Today’s discussion is about the most common cause of accidental poisoning among children in the developing countries like Nigeria. I will start by defining the two KEYWORDS: KEROSENE and POISONING Kerosene – we all know now very well is an hydrocarbon fuel…also called paraffin in some places. It is commonly…
What is circumcision? How do I handle the circumcised penis in the newborn? When should I even do the circumcision? These are some of the questions that often create anxiety for first time mums of male newborns especially in this part of the world where circumcision is the rule rather than the exception. As usual,…
Ask the Paediatricians 100 MESSAGES 100 MESSAGES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND SHARE – WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE In this series of 100 messages for children (which happens to be the last in this series ) we will be considering: WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE. Please read, learn and share. If you are new to the series, please…
Hello! We are gradually coming to the end of the series of 100 messages for children to learn and share. The priority for today is ACCIDENTS and how we can prevent them. Here are 10 messages on Accidents and its prevention at our homes, schools and in the community generally. ⦁ Cooking areas are dangerous…
