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Eating right during pregnancy.

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Eating healthy for you and your baby- Making a baby is hard work for a woman's body. Eating right is one of the best things you can do to help your baby grow and develop normally. Eating a balanced, healthy diet can help prevent: Too much weight gain Gestational diabetes The chance of needing a C-section Anemia and infections in the mother Poor healing An early birth of the baby A low birth-weight baby If you’re wondering how this translates into your daily diet, here’s a cheat sheet on what you can and cannot consume when you are expecting. All dietary information is in line with Health Promotion Board's recommendations. Eating for two- The amount of healthy weight gain in pregnancy varies. These are general guidelines: Normal total weight gain for a healthy woman is 25 to 35 pounds (11 to 16 kilograms). Overweight women should gain only 10 to 20 pounds (4 to 9 kilograms) during pregnancy. Underweight women or women with multiples (twins or mo

All you need to know about Marriage under Act/ Registry Marriage .

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The court is not conferred with the power to conduct or celebrate marriages. They don't have the right to 'wed' or 'join together' anyone. The court only has the power to do the following; dissolution of marriage (e.g divorce, legal separation), issues of settlement or other legal remedies in and out of marriage. The proper place for the celebration of marriage is a Registry or a Licensed place of Worship. ‎ Paragraph 1. 1.1. In Nigeria, we have two kinds of recognised marriages; (1) customary marriage (this includes the Islamic Marriage) and (2) Statutory Marriage (not white wedding). I will explain this as we go on. 1.2. A traditional marriage is not necessarily a customary marriage. A customary marriage is a complete marriage procedure by itself especially if you have no intention of getting married statutorily. The customs, practices and traditions of (both parties) governs such solely and nothing more. ‎A traditional marriage especially in Nigeria simply