Monthly Archives: July 2023

The items to pack in your delivery bag vary from region to region and from country to country. In many developed countries, most items listed below will be provided by the hospital. However, if you're in a developing country, you'd need to pack these items in your delivery bag. At the same time, it's also good you crosscheck with your hospital and caregiver Mother's items: >Hospital card>Sanitary pads>Nightgown>Nursing bra>Bathrobe>Body towel>Macintosh>Bedsheet>Wrapper >comfortable clothes to wear>Comfortable footwear>Toiletries (toothbrush, tooth paste, deodorant)>Money>Phone>Snacks Baby's items:>Olive oil>Methylated spirit>Cotton wool>Wipes>Disinfectant like savlon>Thermometer>Disposable bag for the placenta (if you want to take the placenta home)>Diapers>Baby clothes>Formula (just in case you do not lactate on time)>Cup and spoon>Soap, oil and lotion>Towel>Shawl>Flask

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Cough and catarrh do not just happen, they often occur as symptoms of common cold(flu). Common cold is an infection often caused by viruses and the common symptoms are stuffy or runny nose(catarrh), sneezing, cough, hotness of the body. Older kids may complain of headaches, weakness, body aches     How do babies get the infection: The spread is usually from person to person. When someone who has common cold coughs or sneezes, they release droplets of fluids into the air which contains the virus. The viruses will not only remain in the air, it will also settle on surfaces. So when someone else breathes in this air or touches a surface that has been infected with the...

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