Category Archives: covid 19

COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.  WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.

Navigating pregnancy during the covid 19 pandemic

pregnancy during the covid 19

The excitement and thrill of pregnancy are tangible. The Covid 19 pandemic, on the other hand, has caused dread, anxiety, and doubt among pregnant mothers regarding the disease’s impact on pregnancy and the newborn. However, there is no evidence stating that the chances of contracting the virus are more on pregnant women than the general […]

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Causes of shortness of breath during pregnancy
breath shortness during pregnancy

Shortness of breath during pregnancy- why does it happen? And is there a reason to worry about it? Are you feeling breathless during your pregnancy period? Do not worry about ... READ MORE

10 Surprising Ways Your Body Changes During Pregnancy Understanding the Transformations and Body Shape
body changes during pregnancy

Introduction: Pregnancy is an incredible journey filled with numerous physical and emotional changes. As an expectant mother, understanding the transformations your body goes through during this time is essential. From ... READ MORE

How much coffee is okay for a pregnant mother?
Coffee During Pregnancy

When a woman is pregnant, she needs to take care of many things, but one of the most important things you need to take care of is her diet and ... READ MORE

Pregnancy Precautions and Guidelines: Expert Advice from an Experienced Gynecologist
expert tips for kids

Introduction: As a seasoned gynecologist with 35 years of experience, I understand the excitement and concerns that come with pregnancy. It's natural for expectant mothers to wonder about any restrictions, ... READ MORE

Things that you should know about breastfeeding, especially during the pandemic.

breastfeeding during the pandemic.

Breastfeeding provides babies with the healthy nutrition that they need. Breast Milk provides the finest nutrients for babies and protects them from disease. However, breastfeeding disruption can decrease milk supply, the newborn refusing to accept the breast and reducing the beneficial immunological components found in breastmilk. On the other hand, mothers will be understandably concerned, […]

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9 things you should never say to your child
Children

Being a parent is difficult and so is coming off as a proud child. It’s only human to give vent to your rage by using harsh words. However, when the ... READ MORE

Want To Stop Breastfeeding After Weaning, 10 Things You Should Know
Breastfeeding

If you have started weaning your baby but are still unable to stop breastfeeding completely then it's alright. Every experience with your newborn baby can be both thrilling yet daunting. ... READ MORE

50 Sweet New-Mom Quotes That Capture the Awe of Being a First-Time Parent
New Mom Quotes

You can read books, study up articles, or ask your friends and family, but no one can really tell you what it’s like to become a new mother. Sure, you ... READ MORE

Study shows language is language to baby brains, signed or spoken
Baby language

Parents of deaf babies are often told to give them cochlear implant surgery to prevent cognitive delays. A new study has shown that it's the early exposure to language, not ... READ MORE

10 travel essentials for kids during pandemic

travel essentials for kids during pandemic

Travelling is indeed fun and exciting, but it’s not so much fun if it is done while handling a kid. It is a little harsh on the kids considering their sensibility and limited physical capability. Especially in this pandemic, when there are restrictions and rules everywhere, special cautions have to be taken. While traveling with […]

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DOES DOUBLE MASKING PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 THAN WEARING ONE MASK?
Double Mask

Wearing a mask has been strongly advised as protection against COVID-19. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wearing masks can reduce the ... READ MORE

Govt issues new guidelines for home isolation of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
covid 19 home isolation

The Centre clarified that asymptomatic cases are those that are confirmed so by the laboratories but are not experiencing any symptoms and have oxygen saturation at room air of more ... READ MORE

5 Refreshing Drinks to Beat the Summer Heat and Keep Your Kids Hydrated
Refreshing Drinks to Beat the Summer

Summer brings not only fun in the sun but also the need to keep our kids hydrated. As temperatures rise, it's crucial to ensure that children stay properly hydrated to ... READ MORE

Museum of Illusions now in India; opens in Delhi’s CP for public
Museum of Illusions now in India

Situated on Connaught Place, New Delhi, this is the first India outpost and 30th location for the rapidly expanding Museum of Illusions brand. MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS, New Delhi, a mind-bending ... READ MORE

10 precautions you should take before sending them out to school or play

Child Safety During Covid

Kids are loud, excited, and very enthusiastic humans; they love going out, playing, and doing all different types of activities. They are a packet full of energy. Now it is essential as a parent to ensure maximum safety of the child. To do so, you should prepare your child for all possible outcomes and keep […]

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Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome baby via surrogate

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband Nick Jonas on Saturday announced welcoming a baby through surrogacy Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband Nick Jonas on Saturday announced welcoming a baby through surrogacy. ... READ MORE

Pfizer Starts COVID Vaccine Trials In Pregnant Women
COVID Vaccine Trials In Pregnant Women

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have launched clinical trials to study the safety and effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine on pregnant women. In a news release, Pfizer said “the first participants ... READ MORE

Probiotics For Kids: When Can You Introduce Them And How Do They Work
Probiotics for kids

Parents are always concerned about their kids; it becomes their responsibility to ensure that their child gets proper nourishment. Food plays a vital role in the development of a child. ... READ MORE

Bird Flu: Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors – Dr Dad
Bird Flu: Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors - Dr Dad

Bird Flu: Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors - Dr Dad What is bird flu? Bird flu also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can infect not only birds ... READ MORE

Covaxin Shot Recommended For Children In India

Covaxin for kids

Covaxin is the first whole-cell inactivated vaccine approved for use and the first in the world for children as small as two years. An expert panel on Tuesday recommended Covaxin – Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine – for use on children between the ages of two and 18. “Bharat Biotech has submitted data from clinical trials […]

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Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan with son Taimur welcome a new member in family ‘baby boy’
Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan with son

Taimur's finally got a baby brother! Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan have now became proud parents to a baby boy. The actress delivered her second baby on February 21 ... READ MORE

Top 10 Famous Women Entrepreneurs of India
Women Entrepreneurs in India

In the past couple of decades, the status of women in Indian society has changed drastically. Today, Women have been playing a vital role in the growth of the Indian ... READ MORE

SUPPLEMENTS AND COVID-19
Vitamin C and covid

For age-old conditions such as the common cold and new diseases which are known to have no cure, the call for safe and natural treatments using supplements comes into the ... READ MORE

Govt issues new guidelines for home isolation of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
covid 19 home isolation

The Centre clarified that asymptomatic cases are those that are confirmed so by the laboratories but are not experiencing any symptoms and have oxygen saturation at room air of more ... READ MORE

Delta Variant, COVID And Babies: What You Need To Know

delta variant and children

The latest variant of covid-19 has the entire world worried because of the new fatalities every day.  We have taken the liberty to gather all the latest information about this new variant of covid-19 including answering some of the most common questions about the same.  Even though the covid-19 has been in the world for […]

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Helicopter Parenting: All You Need to Know and How it Impacts your Kids
Helicopter Parenting

Helicopter parenting is the style of parenting where one is overinvolved in their children’s life giving them no personal space and protecting their kids a little too much from any ... READ MORE

Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli reveal daughter’s name
Anushka Sharma Baby Name

Sharma said that the arrival of Vamika has been a blessing for them. Actor-producer Anushka Sharma and her cricketer-husband Virat Kohli on Monday announced that they have named their first ... READ MORE

Is double masking better? Should we double mask our children? 
Mask

It has been a year now since coronavirus hit the world. Our lifestyle turned literally upside down when the pandemic started; our plans changed; our survival strategies were changed in ... READ MORE

Coronavirus in Kids: More Than One-Third COVID Kids Show no Symptoms
COVID Kids Show no Symptoms

For the study, published in the journal CMAJ, the research team analyzed results for 2,463 children who were tested during the first wave of the pandemic--March to September--for Covid-19 infection. ... READ MORE

COVID-19 Vaccinated Pregnant Women Pass Protection To Newborns

COVID-19 Vaccine during pregnancy

The new study of 36 newborns whose mothers received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy found that 100 percent of the infants had protective antibodies at birth. According to a new study, women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies. The findings of […]

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Covid-19 vaccination open to all above 18 years from May 1
Covid-19 Vaccine

Covid-19 vaccination for all above 18 years of age is seen as a major step in controlling the second wave of Covid-19 in which India’s infection tally has reached 15,061,919. ... READ MORE

Can children get Covid-19 vaccine yet?
Can children be vaccinated yet?

Can children get Covid-19 vaccine yet? There's a lot of debate going on in the world about vaccination. Whereas most of the countries have started with the first wave ... READ MORE

Coronavirus | Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer aims to seek approval from U.S and European regulators to allow emergency use of the shots starting at age 12. Pfizer announced on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is ... READ MORE

Why are coronavirus cases falling in India
Covid 19 India

On September 16 last year, India reported a record 97,894 coronavirus cases. Nearly four-and-half months later, on February 2, the country registered 8,635 new cases. The drop in coronavirus numbers ... READ MORE

Health Ministry issues guidelines for administering COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women

Pregnancy and Covid Vaccine

The Union Ministry has advised all pregnant women to register themselves on the Co-WIN portal or get themselves registered on-site at the COVID-19 vaccination centre. Fresh guidelines for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant women have been issued by the Union Health Ministry, which said pregnancy does not increase the risk of COVID-19 infection. With […]

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5 Signs of Infertility That You Should Never Ignore
5 Signs of Infertility That You Should Never Ignore

Introduction: When trying to conceive, many couples are hopeful and excited about the journey ahead. However, for some, the process may not be as smooth as expected. Infertility is a ... READ MORE

Is it safe to consume Ajinomoto (MSG) during pregnancy?
Ajinomoto (MSG) during pregnancy

There is a lot of misconceptions that make pregnant women think twice before consuming Ajinomoto or MSG (monosodium glutamate). This guide will help with everything pregnant women need to know ... READ MORE

Headache During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know
Headaches during pregnancy

Headaches are common during pregnancy. The increased sinus congestion, interrupted sleep and dehydration are some additional risk factors for headaches in pregnant women. In most cases, pregnancy headaches are harmless. ... READ MORE

How to Find Your Inner Zen With Pregnancy Meditation
Pregnancy Meditation

Pregnancy meditation is a practice that can help expectant mothers manage the physical, emotional, and mental changes that occur during pregnancy. Physical benefits of pregnancy meditation may include: Reducing stress ... READ MORE

DOES DOUBLE MASKING PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 THAN WEARING ONE MASK?

wearing double mask can prevent covid

Wearing a mask has been strongly advised as protection against COVID-19. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wearing masks can reduce the risk of coronavirus by more than 70%. So the question that pops up is if one mask can reduce the risk to such an extent, […]

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Covid vaccination: How to schedule appointment through Aarogya Setu app
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The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive started in India on Monday with over 29 lakh eligible beneficiaries registering themselves on Day 1. The second phase aims to cover ... READ MORE

Explained: As you take the Covid-19 vaccine, some do’s and don’ts
ovid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine: Here are some of the things you need to know, and some precautions that you should take before getting vaccinated. More than 1.63 crore people have received a coronavirus vaccine ... READ MORE

Pfizer Starts COVID Vaccine Trials In Pregnant Women
COVID Vaccine Trials In Pregnant Women

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have launched clinical trials to study the safety and effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine on pregnant women. In a news release, Pfizer said “the first participants ... READ MORE

10 precautions you should take before sending them out to school or play
Child Safety During Covid

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10 ways to reduce the chances of your family getting coronavirus.

coronavirus

The pandemic has created the world to think again on the issues it had suppressed a long time back. COVID not only costed lives but also made people realise the importance of health. Everyone was seen exercising, taking good health measures as described by WHO, were having good sleep hours, were seen spending time with […]

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Is the H3N2 virus dangerous for your child?
H3N2 virus in child

The H3N2 virus is a subtype of the Influenza A virus, also known as the "Australian flu" or "Hong Kong flu." In recent years, this strain of the flu has ... READ MORE

Benefits of early to bed and early to rise – Health Tips
how to make kids sleep

It can quite difficult to get your kid to sleep. Here are a few ways to inculcate the habit of 'Early to bed and early to rise' among your children. ... READ MORE

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome baby via surrogate
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10 Principles That Every Good Parent Should Follow
10 Principles That Every Good Parent Should Follow

Parenting is indeed a very important task. As a parent, you are the ideal for your kids, so it is highly important that you exhibit good parenting principles that will ... READ MORE

Stay Home Stay Safe – WHO’s Covid-19 Guidelines

SLIDE LEFT→ You May Like This Is the Kind of Parent You’ll Be, Based on Your Zodiac Sign Your nature depends on your date of birth. So you can maximize your strength and minimize your weakness based on your zodiac sign and you can learn a new parenting … READ MORE Coronavirus: Pregnant women can […]

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Covaxin for kids

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Study reveals, covering faces around kids would not help mask emotions
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Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): According to a new study, the proliferation of face coverings in order to keep a check on Covid-19, isn't keeping children from understanding facial expressions. ... READ MORE

India to launch world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programme from January 16, details here
coronavirus vaccination programme

Coronavirus vaccination in India LIVE updates: The decision was taken after a crucial meeting that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has finally set a date with the coronavirus ... READ MORE

COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women
COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women

COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women Boston [US], December 2 (ANI): In a new study published in Psychiatry Review, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital ... READ MORE

VACCINE FOR COVID-19 AFFECTED

Covid 19

In a year, there have been many deaths reported because of the COVID-19 spread. The deaths were more when compared with heart diseases or cancer. To prevent the deaths, scientists came up with vaccines that were declared for emergency use. The government urges its citizens to take 2 doses of the vaccine for reducing the […]

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Semolina Jaggery Rusks
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Suji Jaggery Rusks are a healthier tea time snack. One of the best accomplishments with tea or coffee. Course: Tea time snack / School Time Snack Ingredients: 1.5 cups Semolinna/Suji 2 ... READ MORE

Covid-19: 45% of health workers vaccinated in 18 days, India fastest to reach 4m mark

NEW DELHI: India has inoculated around 45% of healthcare workers across the country against Covid-19 in 18 days since the launch of its vaccination drive on Jan 16, becoming the ... READ MORE

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Treat your family and friends to this delicious Christmas rocky road slab filled with Oreos, marshmallows, and Cherry Ripe. INGREDIENTS 100g white chocolate 100g milk chocolate, chopped 100g mini oreo cookies, ... READ MORE

DOES DOUBLE MASKING PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 THAN WEARING ONE MASK?

Double Mask

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Heavily marketed kids’ cereals are least healthy
cereals are least healthy kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breakfast cereals for children are less healthy than cereals meant for adults, and those marketed the most aggressively to kids have the worst nutritional quality, ... READ MORE

55 New Year’s Resolutions to Try
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Let's Kick off the New Year Right—Here Are 55 New Year's Resolution Ideas for 2021  Lose weight. Quit social media. Cut out alcohol completely. Blah blah blah snoozefest. These are ... READ MORE

This Emotional Video of a Fourth Grader is Going Viral “Finding Out That She’s Going Back to School”
School Kids

For last year, the fourth-grader from SoCal hadn’t been in the classroom. Last year, since March, the world came to a screeching halt. All the children of all ages had stopped ... READ MORE

Emma Stone pregnant, expecting first child with husband Dave McCary
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American actor Emma Stone and Dave McCary are expecting their first child. According to Page Six, the Oscar-winning actor was spotted cradling her baby bump in new photos obtained by ... READ MORE

Govt issues new guidelines for home isolation of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

covid 19 home isolation

The Centre clarified that asymptomatic cases are those that are confirmed so by the laboratories but are not experiencing any symptoms and have oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94 % The government has revised the guidelines for home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. These guidelines are in supersession of the […]

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Covaxin for kids

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Can children be vaccinated yet?

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10 Ways to Keep You and Your Family Healthy This Winter
Parenting child in winter

After monsoon, winter is one such season that can force you to sit in the house and can shut you in your home because of the chill weather, or if ... READ MORE

Parental Guidance: Kids talk about how the pandemic has impacted them
Parental Guidance: Kids talk about how the pandemic has impacted them

Maybe it’s time for us to become a little more creative in figuring out ways to stimulate real learning, and the only way I can think of for myself is ... READ MORE

SUPPLEMENTS AND COVID-19

Vitamin C and covid

For age-old conditions such as the common cold and new diseases which are known to have no cure, the call for safe and natural treatments using supplements comes into the picture. So, people tend to have a lot of interest in supplements for COVID-19, whether as a prevention or treatment. Supplements like zinc, vitamin C, […]

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Pregnancy and Covid Vaccine

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10 travel essentials for kids during pandemic
travel essentials for kids during pandemic

Travelling is indeed fun and exciting, but it’s not so much fun if it is done while handling a kid. It is a little harsh on the kids considering their ... READ MORE

Children & teens can get COVID-19.
Children & teens can get COVID-19.

While fewer children have been sick with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, can get sick from COVID-19, and can spread the ... READ MORE

Covid-19: 45% of health workers vaccinated in 18 days, India fastest to reach 4m mark

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