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3rd Trimester 33-36 Weeks

Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2011 August 6, 2020 Pregnancy Calendar

3rd Trimester 33-36 Weeks Your Baby Your baby weighs between 2.7 and 3.1 kg and will continue to steadily put on weight for the remainder of your pregnancy. The amniotic fluid reaches its highest level during week 33 then declines as baby takes up more space in your uterus. The baby’s head is now proportionate to its body, eyes focus and blink and become light sensitive. Organ systems are now working, the baby’s development is almost complete, ever day more fat cells are being laid down in a layer underneath the skin. You and

3rd Trimester 37-40 Weeks

Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2011 August 6, 2020 Pregnancy Calendar

3rd Trimester 37-40 Weeks Your Baby By the end of week 37, the baby is considered full-term and could be born any time. Your baby has enough fat to maintain his body temperature. Get ready…. Your baby is on his way. During the last two months of the pregnancy, fifty-percent of the baby’s full term weight will be reached. The head is now firm and has the largest circumference of all body parts. Your baby has 300 bones whereas an adult only has 206, this will change as your baby’s bones will later fuse together.

Birth announcements

Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011 August 6, 2020 Baby

Birth announcements Keira-Lee Shaik born on the 31 March 2010, weighing 2.915kgTo parents Mesha and Reshard Shaik. Ayavuya Sbukwana. Born 05/02/2010, weighing 3.9Kg, Queenstown Life Hospital Cole Christian Hector, born 7 October 2009 – weighing 3.4kg’s. Proud Mom – Tanya Hector Annelise Pretorius gave birth to Calum and Victor on January 19th 2009 Zaheera Saib gave birth to Muhammed Ziya on 15 January 2009 at 08:40. Benjamin Troy Sinden born 5th August at 11.13am, weighing 3.59Kg, to parents Vicky and Chris Sinden. {module go

Health Checks

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 August 22, 2020 Health

Regular Health Checks Your body is a beautiful, efficient machine built to a design that is beyond the skill of humans, so it is worth looking after it. You will be repaired a hundredfold if you take a bit of time and trouble to prevent things going wrong, and if you deal with them early, should they go wrong. In this way you will be making the most of yourself, you will look better and you will certainly feel better. As a bonus, you will be healthier. Photo by Nathan Cowley from Pexels

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Health Checks – The general medical check-up

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 13, 2020 Health

Having regular examinations to detect disease at an early curable stage is a component of preventive healthcare. Many diseases can now be detected by screening. High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, breast cancer, and cervical cancer are the most common screening tests. High blood pressure reduces life expectancy because of an increased risk of stroke and heart disease. Anyone over the age of 45 should see their doctor once a year to have it checked There is also a growing interest in measuring blood cholesterol, high levels may mean an increased risk of heart disease. There are certain simple checks which we

Health Checks – your eyes

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 14, 2020 Health

Eye tests It is not only people with defective vision who should visit an optician: even if there is nothing apparently wrong with your eyes, you should have regular sight tests - ideally once every two years. This is because some serious eye diseases, such as certain types of glaucoma (which causes blindness) are symptomless in the early stages and can be detected at their onset only by an eye examination. With early detection, they can then be treated and cured. If you have any sudden serious changes in eyesight you should consult an ophthalmologist and not an optician. Eye protection There are

Health Checks – your teeth

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 14, 2020 Health

Dentists are necessary for the health as well as the ill-health of the teeth and gums and you should visit your dentist every six months. He practices preventive as well as curative dentistry and can attack and treat tooth decay long before it gets to the stage where radical dentistry is needed. Your dentist can also advise on and recommend specialist treatment for teeth. Cosmetic dentistry may become necessary later on even if your early teeth were good. Tooth decay There is unequivocal evidence to show that the type of diet we eat affects the health of our gums and teeth, and that

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Health checks – child safety guidelines

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 14, 2020 Health

In South Africa every year 15 000 children die as a result of accidents. Thousands more are injured and many more are left with permanent mental or physical disability. Don’t take the fun out of your children’s lives by being overprotective, but always watch them carefully and help them learn from their mistakes. Small accidents are part of the learning process – what we must do is to try to prevent serious accidents. The following are useful safety guidelines to follow, according to the age of your child. 0-6 months At this age, baby needs full-time care and protection. Baby’s ability to move,

Biological Father

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 14, 2020 Legal

A person who is not married to the mother of a child or who is or claims to be the biological father of the child may apply for an amendment to be effected to the registration of birth of the child in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1992 so as to identify him as the father of the child if the mother consents to such amendment or apply for to court an order confirming his paternity if the mother refuses to consent to such amendment. In essence, therefore, the biological father has the right to insist that his

Disciplining Children

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011 October 14, 2020 Legal

During the latter part of last year, an article appeared in a local newspaper stating that parents could be prosecuted for disciplining their children in terms of the proposed amendment to the Children’s Act 2005. In effect, a parent would have been obliged to respect the child’s right to physical integrity as conferred on such a child by the Constitution of South Africa. In effect, if the legislation had been passed, it would have resulted in the complete withdrawal of the right of any person including parents to inflict corporal punishment on children. The Constitutional Court had decided prior to this