St Vincent’s deputy speaker gets bail
Kingstown – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Ashelle Morgan, was released on EC$2 000 bail on Friday after she appeared in...
McDonald’s hoping to ‘fill 20 000 roles’ in UK
Washington – Burger giant McDonald's says it "is looking to fill 20 000 roles" across the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland this year as...
Late start to NUPW meeting
The highly-anticipated National Union of Public Workers meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), Two Mile Hill, St...
Zero new COVID cases
No positive COVID-19 cases were recorded for Tuesday, June 15, from the 485 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
The number of...
Maternity Matters
Maternity Matters
by
Midwife Andrea Jordan
To Eat or Not To Eat in Labour-
That is the Question!
The birth process, whether we believe this or not, is very much a normal and natural phase of a woman’s life cycle, and not a medical procedure. In days gone by, when we truly understood this, our labouring women would have been encouraged to nourish their bodies and consume foods and
BABY Massage: THE SECRET TO A GREAT PARENTAL BOND
BABY Massage: THE SECRET TO A GREAT PARENTAL BOND
by
Kerry Neilands
The first three years of a baby’s life are critical for brain development. Positive nurturing experiences between a caregiver and infant play an important role in the development of the brain. Research has shown that early experiences matter and children thrive in a nurturing environment.
Infant massage promotes