Neonatal jaundice describes a condition in which a newborn skin appears yellow within the first few days of life. The yellowish appearance is a sign of an increased blood pigment called Bilirubin, which then settles in the skin. In many cases this is a normal process and occurs in about 2/3 of all healthy newborns CAUSES…
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Postpartum Depression (PPD) is the type of depression that can start anytime during your baby’s first year, it’s most common within the first 3 weeks. WARNING PPD SIGNS Sadness and feeling of hopelessness and despair Excessive crying Lack of interest in food, sex, self-care and things you used to enjoy doing before child birth. Feeling…
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By Emily Bong – 29 June 2017 “I am inspired by people living with SCD and other health conditions in Nigeria who face unimaginable obstacles trying to survive. Living in Nigeria is very stressful for able bodied persons, but living with a disease, disability or physical challenge is a hundred times worse.” – Bukola Bolarinwa,…
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Increasing Popularity of Exclusive Breastfeeding By: Emily Bong, Help My Pikin Campaign Manager “Babies who are fed nothing but breast-milk from the moment they are born until they are six months old grow and develop better. Breast milk gives a child a head start in life and a chance to fight child malnutrition later in…
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World Immunization Week – April 24- 30, 2017 No child born alive deserves to die, and immunizations help avoid preventable deaths. This week is World Immunization Week in which we aim to spread awareness of the importance of immunizations. According to the WHO, between 2010 and 2015 vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths and…
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (CBS2/FOX28) — Twenty three hundred. That’s how many kids under the age of five die everyday in Dr. Azeez Butali’s motherland of Nigeria. Butali currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry. He wants to keep them alive and thriving, which is why he and a…
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In Azeez Butali’s native country of Nigeria, approximately 2,300 children under 5 years old die each day from preventable diseases and circumstances, totaling 840,000 deaths per year. The leading cause is a lack of communication between mothers and doctors. With a ratio of one doctor to more than 2,000 children, communication can be overwhelming, and…
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