Infection: Use cotton diaper, wool – Health expert advises
By Mujidat Oyewole
Children
Ilorin, Aug. 1, 2018 (NAN) Mrs Wosilat Yusuf, a health expert, has advised mothers and women to use cotton diapers and cotton wool for children and themselves for health reasons.
The matron gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday.
She noted that it had become a new trend for mothers to use only disposable diapers for their babies, thereby misusing it, for many hours, some change it only once in 24 hours.
“Baby diaper should be changed as soon as it is wet with urine or defecation, but because of the nature of disposable diaper, some mothers do not pay attention to it
“Some mothers are even aware that the diaper is wet, but they refuse to change it, because of the cost of buying disposable diapers, so they leave the diaper to be swollen with urine before they are convinced that it should be changed,” she said.
Yusuf said that the long hours that diapers spent on babies could cause lots of harm to the children, apart from skin rash, it can cause skin infection and some other prolong illness.
The matron therefore advised mothers to change baby diaper immediately it is wet and suggested the use of cotton diapers, which is affordable and could be used many times, if properly maintained.
She also advised women to use cotton wool for their menstrual period, which she said is very hygienic and affordable.
“It has been discovered that women use sanitary pad for many hours, without changing it and this is very dangerous to their health
“Some women use just one pad throughout the day, while at work, and use another one throughout the night, which is not hygienic and also dangerous to their health,” she said.
The matron said that it was expensive to use both disposable and sanitary pad, as it needs to be changed four to five times or even more, on daily basis, so it is better to use cotton diaper and cotton wool for women, which is affordable and healthy. (NAN)
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Edited By Adeboye Ajayi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola
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