Celebrating Mother’s Day by Supporting Pregnant Women and Ensuring Safe and Easy Child Birth

As we celebrate this year’s Mothers Day on Sunday, 14th May 2023, we should not forget what it takes for one to be a mother, and of course make you a proud father.

Motherhood is a result of pregnancy implying that we should keep count of how it comes along, what to do right and not do, where to go for guidance and other necessary information if we are to guarantee safe child birth and reduce on the levels of infant motility rates.

In simple terms, pregnancy refers to a period of transition with important physical and emotional changes. Even in uncomplicated pregnancies, these changes can affect the quality of life of pregnant women, affecting both maternal and infant health.

Complications of pregnancy include; physical and mental conditions that affect the health of the pregnant or postpartum person, their baby, or both. Please, be aware that physical and mental conditions that can lead to complications may start before, during, or after pregnancy.

It’s very important for anyone who may become pregnant to get health care before, during, and after pregnancy to lower the risk of pregnancy complications. Living a healthy lifestyle and getting health care before, during, and after pregnancy can lower your risk of these pregnancy complications. For example you will be advised to do the following:

• Before you get pregnant, eat healthy, stay at a healthy weight, take care of your mental health, avoid tobacco products, and limit or avoid alcohol. Preconception health care can also help you be as healthy as possible before you become pregnant.
• Once you’re pregnant, start prenatal care early and talk to your health care provider about health conditions you have now or had in the past. If you are being treated for a health condition or taking certain medicines, your provider might recommend changing the way your health condition is managed. Be sure to also discuss problems you had in any previous pregnancies.
• After pregnancy, see your health care provider for postpartum care.Be sure to discuss anything that doesn’t feel right, including not just physical symptoms, but also feelings of sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that make it hard to take care of yourself, your baby, or others. You may need to see multiple different health care providers to be as healthy as possible after pregnancy.

If you are pregnant or gave birth within the last year, talk to our health care provider about anything that doesn’t feel right. If you have an urgent maternal warning sign during or after pregnancy, get medical care immediately.

As East Africa Medical Center, we are more than ready to guide and move along with you on this very long journey. We therefore wish all mothers a special day, and call upon all men to take on their responsibilities by being supportive. Thus, giving meaning to Mother’s Day for a common cause.

For more information;

Please contact us: Address: 3rd South Point Mall, Kabalagala – Kampala Mobile Phone: +256-750000042 Email: eastafricamc@gmail.com