Immunization Works Immunization has been widely acknowledged as the most successful means of preventing the suffering and death associated with life-threatening infectious diseases.[1] P1a Vaccines are rigorously tested and proven safe and effective prior to widespread use.2P3a Diseases that may be avoided through vaccination include polio,...
The spotlight has fallen on male fertility this June, which is recognised as National Men’s Health Month, following reports by scientists who claim that sperm counts have halved over the past 50 years. According to a study done by the University of Copenhagen, sperm counts in...
Surgeons For Little Lives raises over R6 million at launch event – to build a Lactation Unit and Breast Milk Bank at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital On 13 September 2017, Surgeons For Little Lives, a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to saving the lives of sick...
From the time you first hold your child in your arms, you’ll do everything you can to protect them – and that includes shielding them from a range of illnesses. You’ll spend the first few years as a parent trying to find treatment that works...
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Johannesburg – Dad Coach Craig Wilkinson and Skoobs Theatre of Books will present the “birth” of “It’s a Dad!” on 26 October, with musical performances from Generations actor Anelisa Phewa. “It’s a Dad!” is the prequel to the best-selling “Dad – Discover the Power Fatherhood” by Wilkinson, who says: “There is precious little material, particularly locally written, for...
On the 8th August, I had my 27 week check up. Every thing seemed fine that morning, I had a healthy pregnancy, no morning sickness, little-to-no stretching pain, no complaints. I walked into the rooms thinking we will just see how well our angel’s growing like every...
Every pregnancy, birth and baby website is cramped with the loveliest natural birth stories and only contain a few C-section birth stories here and there, so I thought I’d share a bit of what my experience was like. My Journey: Pregnancy, birth and recovery. The first scan was done...
I always wanted to go through normal birth; I hadn’t even thought of having a C-Section. Every time I went to the doctor’s appointment he told me I don’t need to worry I can deliver my baby girl via normal birth. The last time I went...