JSS 2: Reproductive health (I)
Genetic counselling
Counselling means giving professional help and advice to someone.
Genetic counseling is the process by which a patient at risk of an inherited disease is advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder, and how it can be transmitted and managed.
Importance of genetic counseling before marriage
1. It helps in preventing cases of genetic disorders or mentally retarded children
2. It assists in advising women against pregnancy losses and miscarriages
3. It provides information on people's family history I.e. It lets people know if there's any case of genetic disease in their lineage
4. It advises couples with a history of genetic disorders to prevent further recurrence
5. It helps to educate couples with HIV/AIDS on how to live with the disease and not transmit it to their children.
Breast-feeding
Breastfeeding is the process of giving a baby milk secreted from the breast of the mother. Every nursing mother is expected to breastfeed her baby from the first day of delivery to about two years.
Importance of breastfeeding
1. Breast milk protects the baby from disease or infection
2. It prevents the instant death of babies
3. It prevents malnutrition in babies
4. Breastfeeding assists in the proper growth of babies
5. Breast milk contains colostrum which is rich in antibody
Importance of breastfeeding to nursing mothers
1. It prevents breast cancer in mothers
2. It prevents ovarian cancer
3. It provides a mother-to-child binding
4. Breastfeeding mothers return to their size and shape faster because it prevents obesity
5. During breastfeeding most women don't menstruate and this serves as a form of contraceptive (prevention of pregnancy)
ASSIGNMENT
1. State three (3) genetic diseases
2. Who is a nursing mother?
3. Explain exclusive breastfeeding
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