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What Can A Parent Do If A Child Is Reporting Stomach Ache?

If your child is reporting abdominal discomfort, you can adopt some of the following measures, as applicable: Avoid giving any food or drink to the child at that moment. Warm compresses can be tried. Make sure there is a layer of thick cloth or a towel between the hot water bottle/bag and the child’s skin, to prevent any burning. Lying on their stomach can help relieve some abdominal discomfort.

Dr. Nidhi Rawal In Paediatric (Ped)

Nov 13 , 2020 | 1 min read

How Safe is my Child's Enviornment?

Children are not little adults. They are much more vulnerable to environmental hazards for several reasons: In relation to body weight, children drink more water, eat more food and breathe more air than adults, so they have more exposure than adults to any toxicants that are present in water, food or air.

Dr. Vinita Jain In Paediatric (Ped)

Nov 13 , 2020 | 2 min read

New Born care Under Special Circumstances - What Family Needs to Know

Pregnancy and child birth are two happy events in any family as well as for doctors. Fortunately, in approximately 75-80% of cases, things remain on course. However, in 20-25 % of cases, pregnancy and hence events around childbirth can get complicated. So parents to be /family need to be aware of such situations and ensure that in such cases delivery happens in a centre where both mother and baby can be taken care of.

Max Team In Paediatric (Ped)

Nov 13 , 2020 | 1 min read

Know the Indications of Congenital Heart Disease For a Hale and Hearty baby

It is now possible to detect congenital heart diseases in the fetus with remarkable treatment to the critical heart lesions within the womb. When a routine ultrasound is performed during pregnancy, then a four-chamber view of a fetal heart is performed. However, a four-chamber view of fetal heart does not detect conotruncal abnormalities.

Dr. Neeraj Awasthy In Paediatric (Ped)

Nov 13 , 2020 | 1 min read

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Stop Loose Motions With These 3 Simple Homemade Remedies

Loose motions or Diarrhea is one of the most common ailments across every age group – from infants and mothers to the elderly. Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery or loose stools across irregular intervals. There are many possible causes of Diarrhea. These include allergies, food poisoning, infections, and stress. As such, Diarrhea is merely a symptom of one of many possible causes. Most of the time, loose motions is not a serious problem and can be treated at home. Below, we've outlined 3 simple h

Dr. Manoj Ranka In Internal Medicine

Feb 22 , 2018 | 1 min read

Indian Diet Plan In Pregnancy

To make sure that what you eat helps your body and also helps you stay interested, spread out your food through the day by following different food ideas. You can mix and match the following depending on how much you can eat and whether you are vegetarian or non vegetarian.

Max Team In Obstetrics And Gynaecology Nutrition And Dietetics

Nov 07 , 2020 | 1 min read

7 Ways to Slow Down Your Metabolism!

Having weight issues may sound similar to having obesity. However, that is only one end of the scale, so to speak. Being extremely thin is also a weight issue, to which we do give enough importance.

Charu Dua In Dietetics

Nov 08 , 2020 | 1 min read

How Can Squint be Corrected?

Many people think that squint is a permanent condition and cannot be corrected. But the truth is that eyes can be straightened at any age. Commonly known as “Strabismus”, where the eyes are not aligned in the same direction, this can be present only part of the time, in one or alternating between two eyes. The squinting may turn in (converge), turn out (diverge) or sometimes turn up or down.

Dr. Parul Sharma In Ophthalmology Eye Care

Nov 13 , 2020 | 1 min read

Indicators of Heart Disease in a Child

What is paediatric cardiology? Paediatric cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the individual having heart disease since birth (irrespective of the present age of the individual).

Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar In Cardiac Sciences Paediatric (Ped) Paediatric (Ped) Cardiac Surgery

Nov 13 , 2020 | 1 min read

Fever in children

The first time fever in a baby is often scary for parents. Most fevers are harmless, however it can be a sign of a serious illness. Fever is only a manifestation of an illness which is usually caused by a virus or a bacteria or an inflammatory response. Over clothing may also cause a rise in temperature. Fever is body's natural response to an infection and an important part of the body's defense mechanism. A child has fever, if the body temperature is 38"F or above including newborns. Depending o

Max Team In Paediatric (Ped)

Aug 22 , 2014 | 2 min read

Breastfeeding – beneficial for baby and mother

Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition for infants, with a range of benefits for infants' health, growth, immunity, and development. The breast feeding is not only beneficial for the baby, but for the nursing mothers as well. Studies indicate that breastfeeding helps improve mothers' health. Following are some of the benefits of breast feeding based on the several studies and researches done - Benefits to the baby: Breastfeeding increases child's immunity to disease and infection:

Dr. Megha Consul In Paediatric (Ped)

Aug 01 , 2015 | 3 min read

Beware of accidental poisoning

Poisoning among children is a very common medical emergency seen in paediatric practice . Poisoning has been seen over the years, but received little attention. The young pre-school child is mentally and physically immature and is most vulnerable to accidental poisoning. Most poisonings happen at home when children are left unattended. Accidental poisonings involve a person or a child with an urge to explore without wanting to harm themselves. Bad taste does not deter them from swallowing a tablet or cap

Max Team In Paediatric (Ped)

Oct 22 , 2015 | 1 min read

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