Walker are dangerous…
Walkers are dangerous and not recommended by Paediatricians… Babies can learn to work without the use of walkers…
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Autism, or more clinically and accurately, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are disorders of brain development in children that manifest with difficulties in social communication and interaction; and presence of repetitive and restrictive behavior. Put more simply, children and adults with autism often have problems with talking and interacting with other people, while they behave in…
Welcome to 2017!
Ask the Paediatricians Child Health Welcome to 2017! It’s not too late to welcome us into 2017, considering this is our first post (on the blog) this year.. Special thank to everyone, Our volunteers:Outreaches Volunteers(Medical and Non-medical team), Outreaches Sponsors, Facebook Moderators, ATP Professionals, Readers and everyone. Thank you for all the successes we achieved in 2016…
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MUCH ADO ABOUT TONGUE-TIE!
Tongue-tie is another mother’s favourite topic for the Paediatricians! Oh yes! You can not be a Paediatrician; no, you cannot say you are a practising doctor in Nigeria, West Africa if at least one mother has not asked you to help check if her newborn or infants has tongue-tie or not!! An average Nigerian mother believes…
NAPPY RASHES – PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Next to “My baby is not eating” and “Teething”, I think nappy rashes issue is the next in the priority list of those things mothers worry about a lot and often like to ask the paediatricians. So it is apt to address such an important topic which is what we will do in this post….
Basic Skin Care for Infants and Children (1)
Dr Folakemi Adeife Cole, Consultant Dermatologist on the Ask The Paediatricians Facebook Group handled a group discussion recently on the topic of the care of skin for newborns and children. The salient points have been summarised into two-part articles. This is the first article and essential for all parents. Basic skin care starts from the…
What is my baby’s ideal weight?
The issue of baby’s weight is one most mums are very concerned about before delivery, after delivery and for the first few years of the child’s life. Many are even concerned up to the adolescent period. Not only Mums are concerned, we as Paediatricians are concerned as well! This is because the underlying factor in…
