Maternal and child health experts say pregnant women should seek prompt medical intervention for overdue pregnancy, warning that post-term babies are at risk of neurological deficiencies and death. The experts, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Chioma Eze and Dr. Obi Kenechukwu urged pregnant women to take the issue of overdue pregnancy serious at all times.

A medical expert, Dr. Obinna Ossai says waist trainers do not help women to lose belly fat or give them tiny waists. Dr. Ossai said this while speaking on a program tagged: ‘#TalkingHealthwithDrLaz’ aired on Africa Independent Television on Tuesday. Ossai said the best way to lose weight is through calorie deficit and exercise.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has urged residents of the state who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to go for their second dose to gain full protection against the virus. Abayomi noted that they should go to the vaccination centres where they received their first dose to receive the second dose.

A nutritionist, Dr. James Oloyede has said that consuming rotten tomatoes can increase the risk of contracting cancer. Oloyede warned that rotten tomatoes contain aflatoxins which can predispose those who consume them to cancer. He further pointed out that eating foods with mucus growing on them is also not healthy.

Nutrition experts say iodine deficiency during pregnancy could have a devastating impact on babies in the womb and also delay their growth after they are born. According to the experts, it is important for pregnant women to avoid having iodine deficiency as it can cause sluggishness, deafness and impaired neurological conditions in children.

A medical practitioner, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, says drinking a lot of alcohol within a short period can lead to sudden heart failure and death. Dr. Egemba, who is popularly known as ‘Aproko Doctor’ noted that the liver can only process about one unit of alcohol per hour. The physician stated that a can of beer contains about two units of alcohol.

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Olufemi Olugbile, has warned that social media bullying may increase the rate of suicide. Olugbile also warned that suicide modelling, as well as the availability of information concerning ways of carrying out the act, might increase the rate of suicide.

A Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Chinedu Ilokanuno, says late paternity or maternity and poor antenatal care can lead to birth of a child with cleft deformity. Ilokanuno, of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Friday.

The World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund have urged mothers suspected or known to have COVID-19 to continue breastfeeding. This was contained in a press release by the two world bodies to mark the 40th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes.

The Edo State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Marie Stopes International Organisation of Nigeria, say that family planning helps to empower women to choose how many children to have. They also aver that it helps to better the health and survival of mothers and children, aids in the reduction in poverty and culminates in a better educated population.