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“Doctor, I was told to reject a Caesarean section… no matter what.” This is advice many women hear. Sometimes from family. Sometimes from well-meaning friends. But let’s talk about it. Fact or Fiction? “If doctors advise a Caesarean section, reject … Continue reading →

It started with what I thought was just a stubborn fever… Do you remember your first pregnancy? Where are all my mothers at?! 😄 I remember mine very vividly. At the time, I was doing my internship and working in … Continue reading →

Most people use one chopping board for everything… And that could be a problem. One of the most common mistakes in the kitchen is cross-contamination – when bacteria from raw foods (especially meat, poultry and seafood) are transferred to foods … Continue reading →

This is a question a mother asked me. Q: Hello Dr Ketch, my baby is 10 months old. She doesn’t like baby food… not even milk. She takes very little solid food. My mother-in-law is telling me to stop breastfeeding … Continue reading →

This is a question a reader sent to me recently. Q: Dr Ketch, I am on the contraceptive implant. I had it inserted on March 16 last year and had no problems then. But this year I started spotting and … Continue reading →

One look at your belly and suddenly everyone knows your baby’s gender ‘Low belly – boy.’ ‘High belly – girl.’ But is that actually how pregnancy works? Early in pregnancy, the uterus sits higher in the abdomen. As pregnancy progresses … Continue reading →

Most coughs are harmless. But if a cough lasts more than 2–3 weeks, it should be investigated.Today is World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating the discovery of the TB bacterium by Dr Robert Koch in 1882. Here are 5 things everyone should … Continue reading →

Do you remember staring at your newborn’s umbilical cord stump and wondering… “What exactly am I supposed to do with this?” Should you clean it?Leave it alone?Use spirit? Antiseptic? Water? Let’s clear up the confusion. Some years ago, the standard … Continue reading →

Do you remember the first time you had to discipline your child? I don’t mean correcting them gently or giving them “the look.”I mean the first moment you realised that love alone was not going to be enough. Remember that … Continue reading →