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16 Best Formula Milk Singapore 2023: Best Infant Formula

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Breastmilk is nature's perfect baby food. But if you can’t breastfeed, or if you’ve chosen not to, formula milk is the next best thing. Scientists and medical experts have spent years developing high-quality formula milks that will provide your baby with the nutrition she needs. According to the  Straits Times , all infant formula sold in Singapore must comply with the requirements of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority's Sale of Food Act. This includes the minimum and maximum nutrient composition in an infant formula. Most of the standard milk formulas are developed to be closest to breast milk. "The calorie content and nutritional composition, such as protein, fat and carbohydrates, are more or less similar across all brands,"  said Associate Professor Marion Aw , a senior consultant at the division of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at National University Hospital. When you’re deciding which is the best milk powder for your baby, you will n...

10 Best Female Gynaes in Singapore 2023

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If you are looking for the best female gynaecologists in Singapore  and feeling overwhelmed by the internet, you've come to the right place. Below is a list of female gynaecologists in Singapore. We have trawled through the reviews, Google search results and information available on blogs and forums to come out with the top 10 recommendations. The recommended female gynaecologists have been arranged in no particular order. Here is the list. 1. Dr Dolly Wee - Dolly Wee Clinic and Surgery for Women Dr Dolly Wee Review: - Recommend Dr Dolly Wee from Mount Elizabeth. Very experienced and patient, and has a sense of homour.- She delivers at Mount Alvernia as well. Ref: SingaporeMotherhood Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Hokkien Dialect, Teochew Dialect, Foochow Dialect Clinic: Dolly Wee Clinic and Surgery for Women, #04-08 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, 3 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore 228510 2. Dr. Joycelyn Wong - ACJ Women’s Clinic Pte Ltd MBBS (Singapore, 1996) MRC...

Best Gynaes in Singapore (2023) by Hospital

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Gynaecologists are one of the most searched medical specialties on the internet. Almost all modern and top sgynaecologists are also obstetricians and therefore the term obstetricians & gynecologists or O&G in short. The term 'gynecologist' is often mis-spelled as 'gynocologist' by laymen. In many areas, the specialties of gynaecology and obstetrics overlap. Before you get yourself overwhelmed with all the jargons on the internet, it's important you have some basic understanding with the medical specialty that you are dealing with. O&G stands for Obstetrics and Gynaecology. What's the difference between obstetricians and gynaecologists? Most gynaes are qualified with a post-graduate qualification in O&G i.e. MRCOG or Master of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Therefore, they are trained both in obstetrics as well as gynaecology. An obstetrician specialises in pregnancy related aspects of women's health whereas a gynae specialised in the 'non-pr...

Best Treatments for Post-pregnancy Hair Loss in Singapore 2020

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If you are looking for ways to manage your post-pregnancy hair loss in Singapore, you are in the right place. Image credit: Daily Mail Most women find that pregnancy makes their hair thicker. And it’s not the stress of having a newborn that’s making your hair fall out! Here’s what’s up with your pregnancy hair, what you can expect postpartum, and what you can do about it. How your hormones change during pregnancy and postpartum During pregnancy, your hormones change dramatically. One of the first to spike is human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG. That’s the hormone your pregnancy test measured and its rising levels indicated that you were pregnant. Pregnancy also causes several other hormone levels to rise, including estrogen, progesterone, oxytocin, and prolactin. Your blood volume also rose during pregnancy, to as much as  50 percent  greater volume than normal by your due date. Immediately after your baby is born, several of your hormone levels drop quickly, including estrog...