Many first time mothers are concerned about their babies’ umbilical cord as most cord stumps look worse than they really are. Soon after birth, an umbilical cord stump might look white and shiny and may feel a little damp. As it dries and heals, it may turn brown, grey, or even black. This is normal. In Nigeria, Lots of Myths surround the care of the cord, with many grandmothers and mothers-in-law wanting to clean the cord with different concoctions. Some use toothpaste, others use rags, lantern or other sources of heat, such practices many times lead to infection of the cord, hence it is important that we educate them respectfully about the right way to care for the cord. Please note that the use of methylated spirit and gentian violet has been replaced by Chlorhexidine gel (white tube) which has been found very effective in the care of the cord. Before you start, Gather all the items you will need; cotton swabs, a small bowl of water, diaper and keep a clean cloth nearby. Wash Your Hands to prevent the chance of spreading any germs that might cause infection and do a quick inspection of the stump and area around it. Check for foul-smelling discharge, oozing pus, redness, tenderness or swelling of the surrounding skin, continuous bleeding, fever, lethargy, poor feeding, or irritability," If you notice any of these symptoms, call your paediatrician immediately. If the cord looks fine, Dip a cotton swab in warm water. Squeeze the tip to remove the excess water. Gently clean around the base of the cord, surrounding skin and dry, it is important that the umbilical cord remain clean and dry until it falls off naturally. Apply your Chlorhexidine gel from the base of the stump and sweep upwards, this should be done daily. Don't use any lotion, powder, or oils on the stump as they can lead to infection. Avoid covering the stump with a diaper, It should fall off within the first 7-14 days, If it doesn't heal or dry completely within 2 weeks, call your doctor.
Post-birth anxiety is connected to compound, social, conduct changes related to having a child. The term depicts a scope of physical and passionate changes that numerous new moms encounter. The uplifting news is that pregnancy anxiety can be treated with medicine and the right support system. The compound changes include a fast drop in hormones after conveyance. The genuine connection between this drop and gloom is as yet not clear. Yet, what is known is that the levels of estrogen and progesterone, the female conceptive hormones, increment ten times amid pregnancy. At that point, they drop pointedly after conveyance. By three days after a lady conceives an offspring, the levels of these hormones drop back to what they were before she got pregnant.
Side effects of post-pregnancy anxiety are like what happens ordinarily the following labour. They incorporate trouble resting, hunger changes, extreme weakness, diminished drive, and incessant mindset changes. Notwithstanding, these are likewise joined by different side effects of real despondency, which are not ordinary after labour, and may incorporate discouraged state of mind; loss of delight; sentiments of uselessness, misery, and defenselessness; considerations of death or suicide or contemplations or harming another person.
Various components Postpartum sorrow (PPD) is an unpredictable blend of physical, enthusiastic, and conduct changes that occur in a lady in the wake of conceiving an offspring. As per the DSM-5, a manual used to analyze mental scatters, PPD is a type of real misery that includes its beginning about a month after conveyance. The analysis of post-pregnancy anxiety is constructed not just in light of the time allotment among conveyance and beginning, yet in addition to the seriousness of the discouragement.
Manifestations of post-pregnancy anxiety are like what happens regularly the following labour. They incorporate trouble resting, hunger changes, over the top exhaustion, diminished drive, and successive state of mind changes. In any case, these are additionally joined by different indications of significant sorrow, which are not typical after labour, and may incorporate discouraged disposition; loss of joy; sentiments of uselessness, misery, and defenselessness; musings of death or suicide or contemplations or harming another person.
Various components can expand the danger of post-birth anxiety, including; A past filled with gloom preceding getting to be pregnant, or amid pregnancy Age at the time of pregnancy – the more youthful you are, the higher the hazard Inner conflict about the pregnancy Kids – the more you have, the more probable you are to be discouraged in a consequent pregnancy Having a background marked by dejection or premenstrual dysphoric confusion (PMDD) constrained social help Living alone/Loneliness Conjugal conflict/Clash can increase the danger of post-birth anxiety, including; A past filled with sadness before getting to be pregnant, or amid pregnancy Age at the time of pregnancy – the more youthful you are, the higher the hazard indecision about the pregnancy Kids – the more you have, the more probable you are to be discouraged in a resulting pregnancy Having a past filled with wretchedness or premenstrual dysphoric confusion (PMDD) Poor Support Systems
