Just a day or two before the Children’s day a couple with nine year old school going girl walked into my clinic. I was stunned to hear the shattering incidence of child sex abuse. The nine year old child was sexually abused by three teachers from her school… repeatedly! It was...
Dear adults, Thanks. You all have started celebrating World Prematurity day on 17th November. Me and others like me who are currently kicking from inside our Mom’s womb are witnessing what you guys are doing. Did you know that 15 million of us will be born early. Early? How early? No...
While walking down the streets to reach the hospital on Sunday morning i saw some men and women cleaning the garbage and picking up plastic waste on the road. Initially i thought that this must be some political party’s drama. To my surprise found no placard or banner of any...
On the occasion of the World prematurity day (celebrated on 17th November) I had posted a simple looking question for all my doctor friends. The question was ” Fill in the blanks”. It said :” Premature birth is a birth from ___ weeks to 37 weeks of pregnancy.” As expected...
This is a true story. While I was waiting at the signal for it to turn green I noticed a fire engine overtaking me. It barged through the red signal to attend to the fire call. The hose pipe at the back of the vehicle was leaking water and oil....
A patient and her father came up with an interesting request putting me in tight spot. She is a decently educated girl but the father is a not so educated businessman from village in Gujrat. The plea was that father wanted to take away the afterbirth (placenta and the cord)...
Before i start this blog, let me pray that no reader should need a doctor and no one should fall ill ever. Of course one may need a doctor even when there is no sickness! We gynaecologists are the lucky ones. People need us even when they are not ill......
Vaccines & pregnancy Vaccines are helpful in preventing infections. Vaccines boost your immunity against an infection… thus keep you and your growing family safe. All vaccines are not safe during pregnancy. As a general rule vaccines made up from live viruses should not be taken in pregnancy. Vaccines made from dead...
A number of blood tests, urine tests are suggested for all women during pregnancy. These tests can help find conditions that can increase the risk of complications to the mother and the baby. Many of these conditions do not necessarily cause any symptoms and are likely to go unnoticed if...
The incidence of obesity is increasing in India. Obese women when pregnant pose different challenge. Despite the risks, child birth can be made safer by working closely with the team of doctors and other healthcare providers by monitoring the weight and exercising regularly.
