Maternity Home
San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba.- The Maternity Home of the municipality concluded with zero percent of mother-child morbidity on August. The main causes of admission to the center were early pregnancy in adolescents, pregnant women with urinary and vaginal infections, as well as those with high blood pressure and gestational diabetes mellitus.
During August, inter consultations of obstetrics, internal medicine and psychology were carried out at the Maternity Home. Likewise, each patient was guaranteed individualized attention, medications, diets and supervision of vital signs and pathologies. There were interactions with amateurs of the Culture House and specialists in physical activity. The latter supported the psycho prophylactic vital exercises to strengthen the muscles of the birth canal.
Milena Salinas, General Medicine Specialist working at the Maternity Home advises pregnant women to follow a balanced diet rich in protein and minerals and to groom genitals with boiled water free of germs.