Danone Specialized Nutrition (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd supports exclusive breastfeeding for your infant’s first six months of life. After six months of age, infants should receive age-appropriate complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond. Consult your doctor before deciding to use infant formula or if you have difficulty breastfeeding.

Are you at higher risk of C-section?

Vaginal birth is the preferred mode of delivery for most mothers. However, in some unforeseen situations, C-section may be the safer delivery option. Below are some of the common indications for C-section.

 

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The outcome of this screening flowchart is not meant to concretely imply that you would or would not be undergoing a C-section. The decision to perform a C-section would depend on specific situations during delivery, according to what’s best for you and your little one. Discuss with your doctor to understand more about the factors associated with the likelihood of having a C-section.

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Reference:

1. Robson MS. Classification of caesarean sections. Fetal Matern Med Rev. 2001;12(1):23

2. World Health Organisation. Robson classification implementation manual. Available at http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259512/9789241513197-eng.pdf?sequence=1. Accessed on 28 June 2021.

3. Karalasingam SD, Jeganathan R, Jegasothy R, Reidpath DD. Caesarean section rates from Malaysian tertiary hospitals using Robson’s 10-group classification. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020;20(1):64. 

4. Tan JK, Tan EL, Kanagalingan D, Tan LK. Rational dissection of a high institutional cesarean section rate: an analysisusing the Robson Ten Group Classification System. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2015;41(4):534-9.

Educational message brought to you by the Gut and Immune Health Expert Panel consisting of Dr Raman Subramaniam, A/Prof Tan Thiam Chye, Dr Amir Hamzah, A/Prof Anne Goh, A/Prof Intan Hakimah, Prof Lee Bee Wah, Prof Lee Way Seah, Prof Lee Yeong Yeh, A/Prof Marion Aw and Dr Tee E Siong

Reviewd by


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Dr. Ramam Subramaniam

Consultant Obstetrician, 

Gynaecologist & Feto- Maternal Specialist

Fetal Medicine & Gynaecology Centre, 

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

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Assoc. Prof. Tan Thiam Chye

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

O&G The Women’s Medical Specialist 

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore 


 

Aptamom Bar: Maternal Cereal Bar

Aptamom bar is a ready-to-eat, delicious cereal bar for pregnant mothers. It provides pregnant mothers a convenient way to obtain the essential nutrients and vitamins that are needed more of during pregnancy.

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