Varicose veins are unsightly engorged veins usually found on your legs. Veins transports blood going towards the heart, the action of the muscles in our body serves as the pump to push the blood back to the heart. Veins have valves that prevent backflow of blood but if the vein walls are too weak or [...]

Some conditions may require the mother to be on bed rest. Example of such is placenta previa, complicated types of pregnancy induced hypertension; mother’s who have history of bleeding, incompetent cervix and mothers who have low lying placenta. Being not able to walk around may make the mother feel depressed, especially when she is used [...]

Perineal massage is the act of massaging the mother’s perineal area to prepare her for the labor process and giving birth. Episiotomy is done in the area between the vagina and anus. This process is done to promote easy passage of the baby out of the mother’s birth canal. Perineal massage has been used nowadays [...]