When a doctor encounters a fever in his child (Part I)

A colleague said that every time the child had a fever, his wife asked him, “Did you bring the virus back from the hospital?” My mother-in-law asked: You are a pediatrician, and even your child’s fever cannot be cured. Another colleague said: My son has had a tummy all day. I said to drink more water at home to observe. My mother-in-law said: Do you want to go to the hospital to find an old doctor? Compared with my own experience, I also feel the difficulties of my colleagues. When her daughter was less than one year old, one day she suddenly developed a fever and her body temperature quickly jumped to more than 39 degrees. At ordinary times, she Read More …

What vaccines does the baby need?

In our country, vaccines are divided into two categories: planned vaccines and unplanned vaccines: Planned vaccines are the vaccines included in the national regulations for planned immunization. Infants must be vaccinated after birth. Vaccination within the plan is free of charge. Planned vaccines include BCG vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, poliomyelitis vaccine, DPT triple vaccine, measles vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine and meningococcal vaccine, totaling 7 kinds of vaccines. The recommended vaccination time is as follows: At birth: hepatitis B vaccine (first time), BCG vaccine 1 month old: hepatitis B vaccine (second time) 2 months old: polio vaccine (first time) 3 months old: polio vaccine (second time), DPT (first time) 4 months old: polio vaccine (third time), DPT (second time) Five months Read More …

How to scientifically [confinement]

Most Chinese parturients have to have a special [ceremony]-confinement within a few weeks after giving birth. Traditional confinement has many taboos, the most common of which are: keeping warm absolutely and covering your whole body even in summer; Can’t go out or even get out of bed, can’t blow; Can’t wash your face, wash your hair, let alone take a bath or brush your teeth; In terms of diet, we should avoid raw and cold food and eat various [supplements]. Even with modern science and technology, new taboos have been developed that cannot watch TV, mobile phones and so on to avoid hurting eyes. People usually think that the experience handed down from generation to generation must be reasonable. However, Read More …

You’d better not drive in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Is it safe to drive during pregnancy? According to a report by the US [Fox News] on May 13, a new study published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association found that about 2% of pregnant women will have serious car accidents while driving, with the second trimester of pregnancy (4-6 months of pregnancy) being the most dangerous. Dr. Donald Ledmore, an expert at the Institute of Clinical Evaluation Science at the University of Toronto School of Medicine, and his colleagues examined the accidents of more than 500,000 Canadian pregnant women before, during and after pregnancy. After a five-year follow-up survey, the researchers also investigated various factors that led to driving errors and increased the risk of car accidents, Read More …

Formula for Calculating Baby Weight

I often see novice mothers asking if their baby’s weight is normal. Too fat or too thin, parents do not have a reference standard. So, for babies of all ages, what kind of weight is normal? You can refer to the following calculation formula to calculate by yourself: Babies within 6 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.6; Babies aged 7 ~ 23 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.5; Babies aged 2 ~ 7: weight (kg) = age × 2 +8. Generally, it is within the range of standard weight ± standard weight × 10%. Exceeding [standard weight + standard weight × 20%] is mild obesity; Exceeding [standard weight + standard Read More …

Should older women pay attention to what when giving birth?

For various reasons, many women did not decide to have a baby until they were in their 30s. And because of the formal implementation of the two-child policy, many couples also began to consider whether to have a second baby. In actual work, there are indeed many elderly women who ask me about having children. Today, I will use this article to elaborate on the birth of children by elderly women. Can I still have children when I am old? Yes. As long as there is normal menstruation, it means that the reproductive system still has the ability to ovulate and conceive life. However, it should be emphasized that it is really more difficult to conceive a baby as one Read More …

Mothers who shine brightly in those movies

We often say that maternal love is great and selfless. Mother’s love protects us, carries us and achieves us. There are also unforgettable images of mothers in movies and TV works. In their bodies, maternal love shines brightly. So, is maternal love what? Allow me to take you to know the [shape] of maternal love through the images of mothers in these movies. Maternal love is selfless-< < Dear > > Li Hongqin is a rural mother who lost her child but was unwilling to yield to fate. Overnight, she learned that she was the wife of a trafficker and lost two children overnight. She came to Shenzhen alone to find a lawyer, just to get the custody of the Read More …

7 kinds of natural anti-aging foods are healthy and beautiful to eat.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. It is a day for family reunion. Are you ready for family gifts? In fact, the best gift is that the family can resist the invasion of time, have a healthy body and a young mind. Dr. Clove would like to recommend the following foods to everyone. I hope every reader can gain anti-aging power through a balanced diet. 1. Adequate antioxidant substances to prevent skin and body aging The aging of human body often begins with the oxidation of fat. Natural fruits and vegetables, beans and nut seeds are rich in vitamin E, carotenoids, anthocyanins, flavonoids and other antioxidant substances, which are very important for keeping young and reducing inflammatory reactions, and are Read More …

Which vaccines can pregnant women receive?

Generally speaking, pregnant women can be vaccinated with dead vaccines (made of microorganisms killed by chemical or physical methods), while avoiding live vaccines (made of microorganisms that reduce pathogenicity). 1. Hepatitis B vaccine: This vaccine is a dead vaccine, Pregnant women can use it. Pregnant women who are not infected or have no resistance in their bodies, It is only necessary to inject 3 doses of vaccine according to the routine procedure (0, 1, 6 months) to prevent the occurrence of hepatitis B. Pregnant women suspected of infection (such as close contact with hepatitis B patients or needle stabbing by blood contaminated with hepatitis B virus, etc.), A hepatitis B immunoglobulin should be injected first, and then blood tests should Read More …

Is it possible to have a baby and die? Should how have a safe baby?

Rare amniotic fluid embolism, Can always be brought to the public’s field of vision by one or two news. Each is thrilling, No wonder the girls around me all say [it’s terrible to have children] [what if I dare not have children]. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), About 800 women worldwide die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. In 2013, 289,000 women died during and after pregnancy and childbirth. The figure sounds terrible, but there is another sentence: [Almost all these deaths occurred in low-resource areas, and most of them could have been prevented.] What interventions are effective? I. Delaying the Age of First Birth Adolescent girls face a greater risk of Read More …