NGOs tackle teenage pregnancy, empower 300 Lagos youths
By Angela Onwuzoo A non-governmental organisation, Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative has empowered over 300 adolescents in seven communities in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area […]
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UNICEF votes $1bn to tackle teenage pregnancy in Nigeria
Ademola Adegbite The United Nations Children Fund, on Monday, lamented the prevailing increase in the number of adolescent children becoming mothers before the age of […]
Untreated gonorrhoea during pregnancy may cause life-threatening complications in newborns
Angela Onwuzoo A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr. Ochuwa Babah, has highlighted the dangers […]
Heart diseases in children can start in pregnancy -Paediatric cardiologist
Lara Adejoro A Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Omolola Lamina-Alaaya, says what parents do before and during pregnancy […]
COVID-19 raises death-risk in pregnancy by sevenfold —Study
Samuel Bolaji A study led by an assistant professor of global health at the George Washington Milken Institute of Public Health, Emily Smith, and her […]
COVID-19 raises death-risk in pregnancy by sevenfold – Study
A study led by an assistant professor of global health at the George Washington Milken Institute of Public Health, Emily Smith, and her team of […]
Severe vomiting during pregnancy may cause miscarriage, gynaecologists warn
Amarachi Okeh Maternal health experts have urged pregnant women not to dismiss severe vomiting in pregnancy as a normal pregnancy issue, noting that it can […]
Eating spicy foods in pregnancy can’t cause blindness in babies, experts say
Angela Onwuzoo Medical and nutrition experts say there is no scientific evidence to suggest that eating spicy foods during pregnancy is dangerous and can result […]
Consuming okro during pregnancy will not make labour easier —Physicians
Amarachi Okeh Health experts have dispelled the notion that eating okro or drinking okro water, especially in the last trimester of pregnancy could make labour […]
BBNaija Queen’s pregnancy excites fans
Former BBNaija Season 6 housemate, Queen Atang, has ruffled the online community with the announcement of her pregnancy. On Friday, the reality TV star took […]