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  • Philhealth’s Newborn Care Package

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    Pregnant Philhealth members can avail a maternity care package (worth P19,000 for women who had a C-Section and P5000-P6000 for those who had a normal spontaneous delivery) as well as a Newborn Care Package for the baby.

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  • A Modern Filipino Mom’s List of Newborn Essentials

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    A few weeks before giving birth, I made a list of essential things to buy for me and my baby. With our small one-bedroom apartment, limited budget, and minimalist lifestyle, I had to carefully think about every purchase. Here are the items I found helpful during the crazy first few weeks with a newborn. Diaper

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  • Getting Free PENTA Vaccine at a Health Center in Cebu

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    Vaccines such as pentavalent are free at barangay health centers. Yet after hearing stories of poor treatment and inferior service, I was hesitant to give it a shot. Last Wednesday, I finally mustered up the courage to try this free government service.

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  • C-Section Delivery Cost in Cebu

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    “How much did you pay for your C-Section delivery at Perpetual Succour Hospital?” That’s a question I asked a lot when I was pregnant. Now that the baby is out, this is the question that I get a lot. So, I tell them, P50,000 plus, and their responses vary. “That’s so much cheaper than c-section

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  • My Breastfeeding Journey

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    Eight babies. How did my mom ever do it? Compared to her seemingly effortless experience, my initial six weeks of breastfeeding felt like a marathon. Was it this difficult, or did I simply lack the patience my mom seemed to possess? (Honestly, I don’t recall her ever complaining!) Maybe it was just the new-mom haze.

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  • My Labor Story Is Something I Never Expected

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    I never expected my labor story to be this way, but here I was, rushing to finish a client project while contractions ripped through me. Gestational diabetes loomed, a constant reminder of the need for an early delivery.

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