{"id":15765,"date":"2023-10-19T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/women-wellness-takes-centre-stage-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:32:01","slug":"women-wellness-takes-centre-stage-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/women-wellness-takes-centre-stage-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Women wellness takes centre stage | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In order to empower women, there is a need to create awareness about their mental, physical and reproductive health. These views were expressed by health practitioner, psychologists, lifestyle experts and showbiz personalities at a symposium held at a local hotel.<\/p>\n

Empower Her: Women\u2019s Wellness Symposium was organised in collaboration with Seed Ventures and The Express Tribune. The first panel discussion was on the topic of nurturing wellness through nutrition, bone-health and mental wellness with Sidra Iqbal as moderator. Endocrinologist Professor Dr Tasneem Ahsan said, \u201cWe grew up listening to the story of Cinderella.<\/p>\n

No matter how capable and talented the girl was. Our society considers her life complete only when she married a \u2018good\u2019 boy.\u201d Dr Tasneem stressed the need to empower the girls by better physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health. She said health screening, immunisation and maintaining work-life balance are imperative to keep women healthy.<\/p>\n

Seed Ventures CEO Shaista Ayesha said, \u201cThere is a need to create awareness about sexual health, because awareness about this topic is the solution to many problems in society.\u201d Nutritionist Dr Sidra Iqbal said in the panel discussion, \u201cThere are different stages in woman\u2019s life, including menstruation, sexual health and pregnancy, but each stage has its own effects.<\/p>\n

It is important that women consume diet rich in nutrients, including calcium and iron.\u201d Haematologist Dr Ashar Akhlaq Ahmad said that 80 per cent of the patients in the haematology department are women. Actress Sanam Saeed said, \u201cThrough Pakistani dramas, awareness should be created among women to pay attention to their health as well as home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Psychologist Sana Siddiqui said, \u201cWorld conditions indicate that stress will increase due to economic issues and we need to control them.\u201d The topic of the second panel discussion was \u2018Motherhood: The journey from conception to postpartum\u2019. Actress Sunita Marshall said, \u201cIn the past, after marriage and giving birth, female actors used to leave work.<\/p>\n

I also rested for eight months after maternity and then started working again.\u201d Fitness trainer Zarmina Faisal Salman said, \u201cDuring pregnancy you can do yoga and exercise with the advice of doctor, so that you can keep your body fit after giving birth. It is definitely a challenge but it is possible with effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Psychologist Sana Siddiqui said, \u201cAfter girls become mothers, they take time to handle the situation.\u201d Gynaecologist Dr. Huma Haqqani said, \u201cIt is wrong to think that mother\u2019s milk is toxic for a few days after giving birth. According to medical experts, breast milk is the best for keeping the newborn healthy for 48 hours after birth.<\/p>\n

Even after that, if the mother continues to breastfeed the child, it reduces the risk of breast cancer.\u201d The panel host, Sidra Iqbal said that most of the people called the condition of a woman suffering from postpartum depression ingratitude. Psychologist Sana Siddiqui said, Our society gets satisfaction by shaming people. Often women, who do not have children, are called barren women. Such a behaviour hurts women. But a woman also cannot be infertile as she has the option of adoption or In-virtu Fertilisation (IVF).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n