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Breastfeeding Information
Welcome to Latifa Hospital, we are happy that you have chosen our hospital, which is one of the best hospitals offering specialized maternity, neonatal and pediatric services. Our vision is to be a model of excellence, undoubtedly you can be assured that you and your baby will have the best services here.
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Healthy Babies
How can you take care of yourself and your baby?
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Napkin Dermatitis
Napkin dermatitis, also known as diaper rash or nappy rash, is very common. Some babies seem to get sore bottoms very easily, others very rarely, but they all grow out of it when they stop wearing nappies.
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How to Prevent a Car Accident
Road traffic collisions are amenable to prevention. A combination of factors interacts to result in crashes. These factors are related to the road user (Driver, passenger or pedestrians), the Vehicles and the physical environment (Roads, Road sides)
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Obesity: "Pear Shape" Body
People with a "pear shape" body have hips wider than their shoulders because their bodies store fat on their hips and on their thighs.
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Obesity: "Apple Shape" Body
The "apple shape" body (body fat is stored around the abdomen, the chest and the surround internal organs like the heart) is linked with health problems such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, strokes, high blood pressure and gall bladder disease.
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Basal Metabolic Rate
You can calculate your BMR either using the BMR Calculator or the BMR Formula to determine the number of calories you would burn if you stayed in bed all day
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What is Waist Circumference?
Waist circumference can be useful for those people categorised as normal or overweight in terms of BMI. For example, an athlete with increased muscle mass may have a BMI greater than 25, making him/her overweight on the BMI scale
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Obesity / Overweight and Body Fat
How much Body Fat are you carrying? Find out if you are in the healthy range. The body fat could be calculated using the Body Fat Calculator using a formula developed by the US Navy. It could also be calculated using a simple body fat formula
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Are you overweight?
BMI is a commonly used measure of overweight and obesity. BMI is calculated from your height and weight. It applies to male and female adults 20 years and above.
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Diabetics
Make the right choices. Keep diabetes away...
Diabetes mellitus occurs when the body’s blood sugar (glucose) levels are excessively high.
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For A Healthier Life….Quit Smoking
Tobacco dependence is a real public health problem which warrants serious attention. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, there are approximately 1.1 billion smokers in the world, which represents about on-third of global population aged 15 years and older
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Tobacco Free Dubai
The preservation of health to stay away form the danger of the biggest threats of smoking is a religious duty on man
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What Does Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Mean To You
More than two million infants worldwide die every year because there are not breast-fed or are given other food too early. Millions more who are not breast-fed live in poor health, contract preventable diseases and battle malnutrition.
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Breast Milk 100% Natural
Each mother produces milk special to her own baby. If your baby is born early, your milk has more protein, energy, and minerals such as iron and sodium than the milk you would produce if your baby was born full-term. If you have twins you produce twice as much milk
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Taking Care of Yourself While Breastfeeding
Your lifestyle can have an effect on your breast milk, and therefore on your baby. It’s important to take care of yourself so you can produce the best care to your baby.
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Breastfeeding How and How Long
The latest scientific evidence has suggested that babies should be fed only breast milk for the first six months. Even when other foods are introduced gradually, breastfeeding should continue for at least 2 years and beyond – for as long as the baby and mother desire
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Starting to Breastfeed - Basic Principles
Breastfeeding is the natural physiological way of feeding infants and young children, and human mil is the milk make specifically for human infants.
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Formula Feeding
Breastfeeding is best for babies, expressed breast milk is the nest best option. Babies who are not breastfed may be at higher risk of ill health. Breastfeeding also has health benefits for mothers. Most mothers are able to produce beat milk.
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Expressed Breast Milk – Storage and Handling
Naturally the best way to remove milk from your breast is by feeding your baby, but there may be occasions when this is not possible and your need to express your milk.
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