As per a report published in an International Journal named ‘Paediatric Obesity’ more than 17 million children will be obese, making India second country with highest number of overweight children among 184 countries. Child obesity is a serious health condition which means a child is considerably overweight as compared to his/her ideal weight according to their age. Continue reading “Child Obesity: Causes & Prevention”
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Importance And The Ways of Breast Feeding By Pediatrician Dr. Promilla Butani
Breast feeding is an emotional subject. It is linked to the basic events of life and its difficult not to be touched by it in some way.
The merits of breast feeding are widely recognized. Jargons like “Breast is best” and “Breast feed is the Baby’s right” are being used to promote the un ageing practice of breast feeding amongst all mothers rich or poor, urban or rural. Continue reading “Importance And The Ways of Breast Feeding By Pediatrician Dr. Promilla Butani”
More Things Wrought By Prayer – Dr Promilla Butani’s Pediatric Journey
Summer of 1972 – I, a house surgeon in the pediatric ward of Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, on a twenty four hour duty. It was the night before our emergency day – So the ward was relatively quiet – as most beds had been vacant in anticipation of the heavy rush of admission, the next day. There was just one acutely sick child in the ward with broncho pneumonia who was battling for life. He suddenly took a turn for the worse and died despite all resuscitative efforts. One heavy emergency days – there was no time to think about the dead leave aside console the family or mourn or grieve. Death was common place occurring and turnover was so quick that before one could even think there was another sick infant there.
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