Working Mom’s Health and Wellness

Speaker: Dr Yasmin Imdad

MBBS, DGO, DNB, MRCOG(UK), MRCPI(Ireland), MICOG, FMAS, FRM
Senior OBG & Infertility Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Whitefield , Bangalore
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 THE STRENGTH OF A WOMEN IS NOT
MEASURED BY THE IMPACT HARDSHIPS HAD
ON HER

THE STRENGTH OF A WOMEN IS MEASURED BY

HER REFUSAL TO ALLOW THOSE HARDSHIPS
TO DICTATE HER WHO SHE BECOMES
 food

Sleep exercise

Health

Family , stress
friends

WOMEN’S Work

HEALTH Health
 Physical
 Mental
 Spiritual
 Social
 Environment
  MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
 PCOD
 WHITE DISCHARGE
WOMEN  PAIN DURING MENSES
HEALTH  HEAVY BLEEDING
ISSUES  PMS
 WELL WOMEN SCREEN
 SAFE MOTHERHOOD
 PHYSICAL HEALTH IN PREGNANCY
 PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
MENSTRUAL
HYGIENE
PCOD
 DIAGNOSIS
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
 BLOOD TESTS
 ULTRASOUND
PCOD
1 IN 10
WOMEN HAVE TREATMENT
PCOD .  LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT
 MEDICAL
 SURGICAL
 LOCAL
  Normal discharge
• Mid cycle ( Around ovulation)

WHITE • Before periods

DISCHARGE  Abnormal discharge

• Any other time of cycle
• Yellowish, Greenish, Curdy
  Normal cycle: 21-35 days
 Normal flow: 2-8 days
 Absence of blood clot
 3-4 pads per day
NORMAL
BLEEDING
  PCOD
 FIBROIDS
 ADENOMYOSIS
HEAVY
 ENDOMETRIOSIS
BLEEDING –
WHEN ?  INFECTION
 THYROID DISORDERS
 WELL WOMEN SCREENING

Pap smear Mammography3 Self breast

1 to 3 yearly yearly after 40 examination
 PRE-
MENSTRUAL
SYNDROME
(PMS)
 PREGNANCY
PRENATAL HEALTH
MOTHERS HEALTH IN 3 TRIMESTERS
POST DELIVERY AND BREAST FEEDING
BABYS HEALTH
MOTHERHOO
D POSTNATAL
 MOTHERS PHYSICAL HEALTH
 MENTAL HEALTH
  OPTIMISE WEIGHT
PRENATAL  CONTROL OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES
HEALTH  PRENATAL FOLIC ACID
  EXCLUSIVE FEEDS FOR 6 MONTHS
 FEED UPTO 1 YR AT LEAST .

BREAST  HEALTHY DIET AND ADEQUATE WATER INTAKE

FEEDING  PROPER SLEEP

 REST
 SUPPORT AT HOME
POST NATAL
DEPRESSION
  MATERNAL IDENTITY
 POSTNATAL DEPRESSION COUNSELLING

COPING WITH  MATERNAL BONDING

POSTNATAL  BODY IMAGE –POSTNATAL EXERCISES

ANXIETY :  BIRTH AND LABOUR ANXIETY- PREGANCY CLASSES .

 RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING
SERVICES  SUPPORT AT HOME
 PRIORITISE – OFFICE AND FAMILY
 Hormonal imbalance

9 /10 WOMEN  High cortisol-fight or flight

SUFFERS FROM  Low TSH-slow metabolism
STRESS
 Low DHEAS- low immunity
OVERALL
 Low testosterone –reduced performance.
 Tips :
 Realistic expectation of yourself and others .
 Forgive and forget –you can't control all .
 Work on the process and enjoy it.
 Be positive –read good books , talk with good
HOW TO DEAL friends
WITH STRESS
 Meditation , exercise , sleep , healthy eating
 Hobby- do something you really enjoy
 Counsellor
 Don’t rely on food, smoking , alcohol , or drugs to
reduce stress
Exercise
 Prefrontal area :helps in decision, planning and execution
 Hippocampus-verbal learning and memory
 Regular exercise strengthens these area neurons

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  Major depressive disorders
 Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
 Mood disorders.
 Heart disease
 Stroke
 Diabetes
 Dementia , Alzheimer.

Benefits of
 Recommended: 30 min a day for 5 days (150mins)

exercise

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  Better skin health , youthful appearance
 Emotional regeneration and better relationships
 Decreased risk od stroke and heart disease
 Fewer accidents
 Better immunity , lower risk of cancer
Sleep: Why  Faster rate of weight loss
important?  Strong bones
 Lower risk of Alzheimer
 Hormonal balance.