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Breastfeeding
Buenos Aires health program launched a prevention campaign
Breastfeeding could save each year, the lives of some 1.3 million children a year, said the World Health Organization.
The activity worldwide, aims this year to reinforce the importance of breastfeeding to save lives in situations marked by natural disasters, wars or pandemics, such as influenza A H1N1.
“The immune system during pregnancy, is naturally suppressed, why women are more vulnerable to infections during this period,” said Flavia Ranieri, Provincial Program Coordinator Maternal and Child Health Ministry of Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, referring to pregnant women as a group at risk.
In this sense, Health Program recommends Aires “pregnant women to continue their monitoring of pregnancy and addressed, if possible, in the health center (CAPS) closest to your home.”
“From go to the hospital, pregnant women with febrile symptoms and can not wait to request priority attention,” reports the same health program.
Do not stop breastfeeding even when they have flu symptoms. Read the rest of this entry »
Snuff and Pregnancy
Two totally incompatible situations
Smoking during pregnancy is a serious issue with important implications for maternal and fetal health
Tobacco use is associated with several severe diseases, especially heart disease, various cancers and stroke. He is also well correlated with mortality from all causes.
While in industrialized countries, smoking prevalence is stable or tends to decline in developing nations this addiction is increasing, especially in women.
Situation in the Río de la Plata
According to data obtained from surveys conducted between 2001 and 2004, two of the countries with the highest percentage of women smokers in Latin America are Argentina and Uruguay. It should also be noted that Argentina is among the world producers of snuff and, paradoxically, many provinces receive government subsidies to facilitate the industry.
It is important to know this information linked to the growth rates of smoking among women to promote cessation of snuff, especially in patients of reproductive age. The smoking habits during pregnancy endanger the mother’s health and particularly that of the fetus. Read the rest of this entry »