Background: Failure to feed babies is a choking-like problem often found in the community. Lactation management needs be given ensure successful implementation and provide better nutrition. The aim of this study analyzed role family preventing choking children with supplementary feeding approach
 Methods: research design descriptive. population was familys incidental sampling techniques. s...

HIV testing uptake at 3 antenatal clinics in Johannesburg was 53% (1 333/2 502) during 4 months when lay counsellors were unpaid, which was lower than the 7 months when payment was provided (79%; 3 705/4 722; p<0.001), and a subsequent 12-month period (86%, 11 877/13 767; p<0.001) when counsellors were paid. Consistent remuneration of lay counsellors could markedly improve services for preventi...

For more than three decades, mother-child care programs have included screening for Toxoplasma infections in pregnancy by means of laboratory tests from blood samples in some countries (esp. Austria and France) [1-3]. Recently, despite much international research, the efficiency of this approach in preventing toxoplasmosis in the fetus has been questioned, more on the ground of inconclusive dat...

Although most EPs are aware of the diverse presentations of ectopic pregnancy, this diagnosis remains a formidable challenge in the ED. The diagnosis of abdominal surgical emergencies in pregnant patients continues to challenge EPs, surgeons, and obstetricians alike. Understanding how the gravid state can obscure common conditions such as appendicitis, cholecystitis. bowel obstruction, and adne...

Copyright: © 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Background: Effective contraceptive practices amongst HIV-positive women of reproductive age have been shown to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV by preventing unplanned pregnancies. However, most antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes focus on treatment,...

The aim of this paper is to review available data about drugs for preventing preterm labour. Tocolytic therapy includes β adrenergic receptor agonists, NO donors, magnesium sulphate, prostaglandin-synthase inhibitors, oxytocin receptor antagonists, calcium-channel blockers, progesterone, 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, and antibiotics. Their specific effects on myometrial contractility, thei...