
Vaccination is a highly effective method for preventing certain infectious diseases in babies and children. Not only to boost immunity to reach the optimal level that acts efficiently against infections, but vaccination also helps reducing epidemic spread and disease severity that largely affect child development.

Since a normal pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks, a healthy diet is an important part for both mothers and babies. Healthy eating during pregnancy is critical to the baby’s growth and development. A number of medical researches has strongly indicated that lack of adequate nutrition of good quality and quantity during pregnancy can potentially cause health-related problems for both mothers and babies.


Pneumonia causes the oxygen exchange process of the lungs to deteriorate. This affects the body’s respiratory system, leading to shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.


Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. Breastfeeding offers tremendous health benefits to the babies since breast milk is primarily composed of high amount of proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals which are essentially required for growth and development.


Vaccines protect travellers from serious diseases that might potentially occur during the trips. Depending on traveling destinations, travellers may come into contact with certain diseases. Some vaccines are also compulsorily required for traveling to some places.

Venous diseases range from mild condition such as varicose vein to fatal diseases including deep vein thrombosis and chronic venous insufficiency. Causes of venous diseases might include stagnation of blood flow due to prolonged immobility, blood vessel injury, conditions that increase the tendency for blood to coagulate such as a familial deficiency in anti-clotting factors and related health conditions such as pregnancy.

A dermoid cyst is a sac-like growth that is present at birth. It contains structures such as hair, fluid, teeth, or skin glands. Dermoid cysts are caused when skin and skin structures become trapped during fetal development. They grow slowly and are not tender unless ruptured.

The Women's Health Center at Bangkok Hospital has a team of doctors providing care and diagnosis from the beginning of pregnancy, examining and treating issues that arise, diagnosing abnormalities in the fetus before birth, and complications such as twin pregnancies, preterm labor, preeclampsia, and bleeding due to low-lying placenta conditions.

To have a complete family consisting of father, mother and children, a premarital checkup acts as the first line of defense for a couple's happiness. Not only prudent financial planning, but a proper family plan also remains essentially vital.