Breastfeeding is good for your baby – and for you! [INFOGRAPHIC]
Breast milk is best for a baby’s health, and breastfeeding is beneficial to moms.
Diarrhoea in children: when to worry
Stomach upsets can be anything from unpleasant to distressing – but when it’s your child experiencing diarrhoea or vomiting, it can have serious consequences.
Preemie twins on the mend
Having spent the first 373 days of their lives in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mediclinic Panorama, the Malan twins are about to turn three.
Off to the paediatrician?
Dr Okwudili Edward-Pascal Akarue, a paediatrician at Mediclinic Highveld, shares the top reasons why parents visit him.
Beach safety [INFOGRAPHIC]
The summer holidays are the perfect time to relax and have fun at the beach, but remember that accidents can happen at any time.
Use these tips to keep your family safe at the beach.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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Our world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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When your newborn needs special medical care
If your newborn needs special medical care, they’ll be in the safest possible hands in one of our 35 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
The best care for our most vulnerable patients [INFOGRAPHIC]
Mediclinic NICUs offer efficient expertise aimed at providing your newborn with the best possible start in life. How successful are we? We take a closer look.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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Our hospitals did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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Does my child need a tonsillectomy?
A tonsillectomy is routine surgery that can be performed in Mediclinic’s 10 day clinics with same-day admission and discharge.
5 respiratory viruses unrelated to COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19 – but other respiratory viruses can also affect your breathing passages, causing cold and flu-like symptoms as well as shortness of breath and pneumonia.
When to worry about a child’s temperature [INFOGRAPHIC]
If your child has a fever, but is playing, eating, and behaving as usual, you may not need to do anything. If they’re restless and miserable, you need to help them feel more comfortable. We share tips on how to treat them at home… and when to seek emergency medical help.
What are febrile seizures? [INFOGRAPHIC]
It can be frightening if your child has a febrile seizure – but don’t panic. Here’s what you need to know.
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