Nurse Millian Blog

                                                      God forbid!! Is usually the first expression you get from some pregnant women when you tell them that they are likely going to give birth through caesarean section.  Caesarean section is a surgical procedure by which a baby is delivered through an incision in the mother’s abdomen often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk. It is also called ‘giving birth through operation’ A certain woman registered for antenatal in a hospital, after her second scan, it showed that the baby was lying transversely (across), she was around seven months plus with the pregnancy. So the doctor told her that if by her ninth month and the baby does not turn to the normal lie (longitudinal) she would be scheduled for caesarean section. Immediately her mood changed and she left without coming back, even on her appointment day. After some weeks, she was rushed to the hospital said to have labored for some days in some woman’

                                        So many women suffering from infertility have in one way or the other been misled into doing so many things to avert their condition. The latest trend now is the soaking of okro in water for some days, then drink it, and is done on regular basis. The reason for their action is that the cervical mucus (that discharge from the vagina that draws when women are ovulating) draws and resembles okra water and that it helps to boost ovulation and also helps sperm to swim to the egg. (Total fallacy) A woman was brought to the hospital on account of frequent stooling and vomiting and stomach ache, on taking history, she disclosed that she had been looking for means to have babies for three years she has been married, and a friend of hers told her to soak okra for some days and drink, and that she should drink it mostly in the morning and at night but if she can make it her regular drinking water, that it would be better, that she saw a post on facebook tal

  So many people get into trouble finding solution to the cause of their infertility, and as such worsen their condition.  The world is revolving every day and technology is aggressively improving and making problems easier to solve, but some people no matter how exposed they get, still would want to dwell in the practices that are harmful to their lives and the lives of others living around them. A certain woman came back from abroad in search of solution to her infertility. She already had a child of 2years with her husband and wanted to have another one within that space, but unable to conceive. So she talked to her friends in Nigeria who invited her down to meet one traditional birth attendant (TBA) to take care of the infertility, and this woman left abroad with the oyibos and their advanced technology and came to Nigeria.   When the traditional birth attendant saw her, she checked her and told her that her womb has shifted, and therefore needs a massage and some herbs to reset th

  Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods (healthline.com). in other cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO GROWTH OF FIBRIOD Thou the real cause of fibroid is unlear or unknown. But there are factors contributory to its growth · Hormones (eostrogen and progestron the hormones produced ) · Family history (fibroids may run in the family, if your mother, sister or grandmother has a history of this condition, you may develop it as well) · Pregnancy (increase oestrogen and progesterone ) · Age of 30 years or older · A high body weight A conversation took place between two men in a laundry place I went to. The first guy who initiated the conversation told the second guy that his girlfriend has fibroid and it has been really causing trouble for her, but no one has really told him the cause of this fibroid. The second man told him that

  The hallmark of every acclaimed medical personnel is "referral" of cases beyond his or her capacity. To some people, referral is not in their dictionary, they prefer to handle the case till the end, in order to take the glory. But the truth is that glory comes to you when you reduce complication, damages and save life by referring to hospital cases that are beyond you. A woman in labour was brought into the hospital with her private part in shambles due to different types of tear (episiotomy) given to her by her traditional attendant, said to have labored for two days. At first, she was asked to put an empty coke bottle in her mouth and was asked to blow it hard while jumping up and down, that it would help the labour to progress fast. As if that was not enough, she was asked to lie down for vaginal examination, and was told that she had made a little progress and for that reason, they would help her progress more by one person climbing on her belly to push down the baby, w

  An elderly person is a person of sixty five years and above. (lawinsider.com) 65 years and above is used not because the person can no longer function physically, psychologically or socially, but because it is the retirement age. This means that as retirement sets in, there will be a gradual decline in healthy functioning which occurs in an organism and which ultimately leads to death. This decline in functioning affects all the systems in the person’s body.  The organs in the body concerned with the metabolism, detoxification and excretion of drugs are the kidneys and the liver which equally gradually declines with ageing. So loading these organs with lots of drugs during old age is more like stressing them, and when they get to their stress limit, they will instantly short down. A woman at about 80 years of age was brought into the hospital, very weak, jittery and with complaint of not having been able to eat, urinate, communicate and even to talk was a problem. The doctor assessed

Sometimes, the cause of death of some people is not the sickness itself but the effect of drugs wrongly prescribed to these patients by our brothers and sisters who studied health related courses. And these people know very well that referral to hospital is one of the best practices that helps to save life. Some of these our brethren that studied these health related courses involve themselves in this act so much in other to be called doctors or to take the glory of knowing what he or she studied in school by their friends, neighbours, family and people around. One of the rules that guide good practice, is’ KNOW YOUR LIMIT AND PLAY WITHIN IT’ A young boy was brought to the hospital almost dead, the sister explained that he had been sick at home for days and that she had been managing him at home. She brought out some packs of drugs she had given him. She also explained some manifestations by the boy prior to when he was brought to the hospital. She was asked why she did not bri