Essential Tips for Parents

Baby Sleep Safety Tips from Dr Wong Boh Boi

In Singapore, genetic tests are done at your discretion. However, it is noteworthy that doing this can serve as a head start for both you and your child. Checking through your family’s history may cause you to raise your brows and ask questions especially if there are family members with preexisting genetic conditions.

Preparing for childbirth in advance is a guaranteed way of ensuring you always have control of the situation throughout your pregnancy. Antenatal classes are by far, the best place to get valuable information on how to prepare for your baby’s arrival, the best breastfeeding methods, and generally, how to best look after your newborn.

Several complications are associated with pregnancies. However, some women have it enjoyable and easy, while others are faced with various challenges although the risk it not high. It doesn’t matter whether you are a first-time mother or whether you’ve handled a series of pregnancies. Each new pregnancy has its own experience, which is usually different from the previous one.

Abstract of Research by Dr Wong Boh Boi.Written by: Mabel Leow

The second you learn that you are expecting is always a moment filled with immense joy for both you and your partner. To help you enjoy a healthy and smooth pregnancy, a pregnancy checklist will come in handy. It will help you work out details well in advance, avoiding last-minute rushes. Here are 5 of the most important things that you should consider.

Infant safety is of utmost importance when breastfeeding in bed. Our founder, Dr Wong Boh Boi emphasizes good grasp and understanding of the breastfeeding techniques and shares her top 5 Do’s and Don’ts in the lie-down breastfeeding position:

There are two ways a mother can deliver her child– normal vaginal delivery, or through a surgical procedure called caesarean section, commonly known as a C-section.

Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the most special times for any woman. As such, being adequately prepared for when you are going to deliver is going to save you a lot of hustle, especially if you are a first-time mother.

Breastfeeding and its intrinsic benefits

As most of you may have heard about the recent news report on possible mishandling of baby, we were extremely appalled by what happened and decided to interview our founder, Dr Wong Boh Boi, to get her expert views immediately so that this will not happen to another baby again.