Having a baby is pretty easy these days. But for some mothers-to-be, their pregnancies can be complicated by a long-term medical condition like diabetes or congenital heart disease. Learn about what Singapore  General Hospital's (SGH) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) is doing for these women in the latest issue of Singapore Health.

 

Also in the Jan-Feb 2019 issue, read about how SGH nurses are serving the community;  how liver failure patients who can’t find a compatible transplant donor are finding fresh hope with a new treatment technique; and how safe ketogenic and other trendy low-carbs diets are. Find out what lifestyle changes young people can make  to stem heart disease, which is on the rise among the young; and how encephalitis is hard to diagnose but early detection may prevent permanent brain damage.