Reproductive health

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system

Periods

A period, or menstruation, is the shedding of the lining of the womb.

Implantation Bleeding

A small amount of light spotting or bleeding that occurs about 10 to 14 days after conception is normal.

White Discharge

White vaginal discharge is probably the most common type of discharge that might come out of your body in various stages of your cycle.

Late Periods

Late periods happen for many reasons other than pregnancy. Common causes can range from hormonal imbalances to serious medical conditions.

Vaginal Bleeding

Vaginal bleeding is any bleeding through the vagina, including bleeding from the vaginal wall itself, as well as bleeding from the uterus.

Getting Pregnant

Whether you're just starting to think about a baby or have been trying to get pregnant for awhile, this is a safe space to discuss and ask questions along your journey.

Ovulation

Ovulation refers to the release of a mature female egg from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes where it is made available to be fertilized.

Reproductive health

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system

Preconception Health

Preconception health is a woman's health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn baby if she becomes pregnant

Age & Fertility

Female fertility is affected by age. Age is thus a major fertility factor for women.

Scans & Tests

Scan & Tests can confirm your pregnancy and also monitor your baby’s development in the womb

Age & Fertility

Female fertility is affected by age. Age is thus a major fertility factor for women.

Early Pregnancy

Initial stage of pregnancy

Ovulation

Ovulation refers to the release of a mature female egg from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes where it is made available to be fertilized.

Cervical Mucus

Cervical mucus is a viscous substance produced in the cervix. The cervical mucus is the protective barrier of the uterus.

Exercise & Fitness

The importance of various types of exercises during your pregnancy that will help you stay fit and deliver a healhy baby

Weight Gain

An increase in body weight

Yoga

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India.

Labour Inducing Exercises

Doing a workout in which can help induce labour

Birthing and Childcare Classes for Pregnant Women

A class that women attend when they are pregnant to learn how to stay healthy, cope with childbirth, and look after the newborn baby

Pregnancy Journey

Pregnancy journey, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman

Conception

The union of the sperm and the ovum.

Pregnancy Tests

A test which attempts to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant

First Trimester

The time between fertilization of egg by the sperm and week 12 of pregnancy

Body Changes

The various transformations that a woman's body undergoes during pregnancy

Second Trimester

Time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation

Third Trimester

Third trimester starts about 28 weeks and lasts until birth

Pregnancy Bump

A rounded belly that shows when someone is pregnant

Twins & Triplets

When a woman is carrying more than one baby

Skin Changes

Hormonal changes in pregnancy that may cause some skin changes

Baby Moon

A holiday taken by parents-to-be before their baby is born

Due Date

The estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman

Baby Bump

The enlarged abdomen of a pregnant woman.

Labour & Delivery

Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of a pregnancy by one or more babies leaving a woman's uterus by vaginal passage or Caesarean section

Tips For Normal Delivery

The childbirth process which takes place without any form of medical intervention

CSec

A C-Sec is the surgical delivery of a baby which involves incision.

Preparing For Delivery

Preparation for birth of your child as the due date gets closer

Hospital Bag

When you reach the end of your pregnancy, it includes packing your hospital bags with baby's essentials and your stuff that you'll need after the delivery.

Water Break

When membranes rupture during labour

Water Birth

Water birth is childbirth that takes place in water

Contractions

A shortening of uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth.

Premature Babies

Babies born before the start of 37th week of pregnancy

Premature Delivery

A birth that takes place before the 37th week of pregnancy

Breech Babies

When a baby is born bottom first instead of head first.

Pregnancy Complications

Major complications that you may face during your pregnancy and after delivery.

Low Lying Placenta

Placental margin located 2 cm or less from the internal os of the cervix

Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels

Miscarriage

Natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently.

Ectopic Pregnancy

A pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus

Diabetes during Pregnancy

An elevated level of glucose in the blood during pregnancy

Preeclampsia

Sudden rise in blood pressure & swelling, mostly in the face, hands, & feet, along with high levels of protein in the urine that indicate kidney damage (proteinuria), or other signs of organ damage.

Abortion

Removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.

Diet & Nutrition

Healthy eating during pregnancy is critical to your baby's growth and development. In order to get the nutrients you need, you must eat from a variety of food groups, including fruits and vegetables, breads and grains, protein sources and dairy products

Nutrition Tips

Eating a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to maintain your health, feel good, and have energy.

Pregnancy Diet Chart

What to eat in breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner during pregnancy? Follow Mylo's Pregnancy diet charts to maintain a healthy diet.

Growth & Development

Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child. Development is progressive acquisition of various skills such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing the feelings etc

Milestones

Milestones are behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop.

Growth Charts

A growth chart is used by pediatricians and other health care providers to follow a child's growth over time

Language Skills

Language development is the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood

Brain Development

Development of the human brain occurs rapidly in the first few years of life and continues at a slower pace into adolescence

Motor Skills

A motor skill is simply an action that involves your baby using his muscles

Developmental Disorders

Developmental disorders comprise a group of psychiatric conditions originating in childhood that involve serious impairment in different areas

Physical Growth

Physical growth refers to an increase in body size (length or height and weight) and in the size of organs

Social Development

It involves learning to interact with other people and to understand and control your own emotions

Walking

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Crawling

The process of moving forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

Care for Baby

The process of meeting all the needs that a baby may require during the growing up years

Baby Sleep Management

Babies do not have regular sleep cycles until about 6 months of age. While newborns sleep about 16 to 17 hours per day, they may only sleep 1 or 2 hours at a time

Caring for your Newborn

Newborn care and safety are the activities and precautions recommended for new parents or caregivers

Bathing

Washing the body with a liquid, usually water or an aqueous solution, or the immersion of the body in water.

Baby Massage

Infant massage is the process of rubbing an infant's muscles and stroking the infant in a manner specifically designed for them

Diapering

A piece of absorbent material wrapped around a baby's bottom and between the legs to absorb and retain urine and faeces.

Burping Your Baby

Burping helps to get rid of some of the air that babies tend to swallow during feeding

Swaddling

If you swaddle a baby, you wrap cloth around it in order to keep it warm or to prevent it from moving.

Colic

Colic is an attack of crying and what appears to be abdominal pain in young infancy.

Cradle Cap

Cradle cap is a greasy, yellowish, scaly rash that commonly affects infants in the first few weeks of life

Umbilical Cord

The umbilical cord connects a baby in the womb to its mother. It runs from an opening in your baby's stomach to the placenta in the womb.

Safety & Care

Taking care of the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your baby

Potty Training

The process of training a child to control bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet

Daily Care Tips

Childproofing

Making certain harmful things inaccessible to children and creating a safe environment for them.

Feeding

Fulfilling the nutritional requirements of a baby at different stages either through breast milk, formula or solids is known as feeding.

Feeding Schedule

The process of offering food to the baby at scheduled interval

Starting Solids

The period when you introduce solid foods to your baby.

Breastfeeding & Lactation

Breastfeeding is feeding a child human breast milk. Lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary glands.

Feeding from a Bottle

The action of feeding a baby with milk from a feeding bottle

Finger Foods

Food served in such a form and style that it can conveniently be eaten with the fingers.

Teething

Teething is the emergence of the primary (baby) teeth through a baby or child's gums

Teeth Grinding

Teeth grinding is involuntary clenching or grinding of the teeth, usually during sleep.