Nomsa is a registered midwife with fifteen years in antenatal and delivery care. She reviews KK Baby’s pregnancy, labour and postnatal content and writes our week-by-week series.
Dummies are associated with lower SIDS risk in the first six months and can affect feeding if introduced too early. the physiology and evidence, explained without jargon for new parents.
· 5 min read
Ratios, staff turnover and how the room feels tell you more than the brochure. what to do when it happens in the middle of the night for parents of babies and toddlers.
· 5 min read
By week 40, your official due date, though only around one in twenty babies arrive on it. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for expectant parents.
· 5 min read
Clip-on shades with UPF fabric outperform draping a muslin, which traps heat. symptom-by-symptom fixes in order of likelihood for parents planning purchases.
· 6 min read
Clip-on shades with UPF fabric outperform draping a muslin, which traps heat. symptom-by-symptom fixes in order of likelihood for parents choosing baby gear.
· 6 min read
Nausea in pregnancy affects up to eight in ten people and usually peaks around weeks 8 to 11 before easing. specific jobs the people around you can take on for expectant parents.
· 5 min read
Sleepsuits with integrated feet and two-way zips beat poppers at 3am. the physiology and evidence, explained without jargon for parents planning purchases.
· 6 min read
Sleepsuits with integrated feet and two-way zips beat poppers at 3am. the physiology and evidence, explained without jargon for parents choosing baby gear.
· 6 min read
One meal at six months, two by seven, three by nine. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for parents starting solids.
· 5 min read
Brief seizures with fever affect around three in a hundred young children and are usually benign. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for parents managing a baby’s health.
· 5 min read