PEDIATRICIAN
Caring for a Child with Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) encompasses a range of inherited red blood cell abnormalities that can cause the cells to become distorted and break under stressful conditions. As a parent of a child, or even a child suffering from any one of these disorders, here are some helpful tips to manage the condition effectively: 1. Hydration … Continue reading “Caring for a Child with Sickle Cell Disease”
Postpartum Depression: A Paediatrician’s Perspective
By Dr Virgil | Updated May 2024
Sickle cell disease (SCD) encompasses a range of inherited red blood cell abnormalities that can cause the cells to become distorted and break under stressful conditions. As a parent of a child, or even a child suffering from any one of these disorders, here are some helpful tips to manage the condition effectively: Hydration and … Continue reading “”
Difficulty Breathing, Childhood Asthma/Wheezing the Basics- Dr. Virgil
It is easy as a pediatrician to share instructions with parents, to give them the medical information pertinent to taking care of their children with health conditions like Childhood Asthma. It comes second nature to those of us in practice long enough. We train for this; we go through rigorous hours as residents in the … Continue reading “Difficulty Breathing, Childhood Asthma/Wheezing the Basics- Dr. Virgil”
Post-Partum Depression: A Pediatricians Perspective
There are many issues that plague us as far as women and children’s mental health is concerned. However, as paediatricians, an area that many of us are starting to deal more with is postpartum depression. The reason being, as paediatricians we encounter moms who deal with this often in our offices. We can sometimes identify … Continue reading “Post-Partum Depression: A Pediatricians Perspective”
