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Dr. Mahender Singh
MBBS, DCH, MD (Paediatrics)
Consultant Child Specialist & Neonatologist
Dr. Mahender Singh is a consultant child specialist and neonatologist who has spent more than four decades caring for children — from the first fragile hours of a newborn's life through to adolescence.
He completed his MBBS at Sardar Patel Medical College in 1979, returning to the same institution for a Diploma in Child Health in 1983 and an MD in Paediatrics in 1985. In the years since, his practice has centred on neonatal care, routine immunisation, growth and development, and the everyday worries that bring families to a paediatrician's door.
He practises in both Hindi and English at Child Care, his clinic, and is registered with the Delhi Medical Council.
Qualifications
- MD (Paediatrics)Sardar Patel Medical College, 1985
- DCH (Diploma in Child Health)Sardar Patel Medical College, 1983
- MBBSSardar Patel Medical College, 1979
Specialties
- Newborn & neonatal care
- Child health
- Immunisation
- Growth & development
- Adolescent health
Practice
- 42 years in healthcare
- Child Care
- Registered: Delhi Medical Council, 15446
- Speaks English and Hindi
- Indian Academy of Paediatrics
- National Neonatology Forum
- Indian Medical Association
Reads reviewed by Dr Mahender Singh
- Iron-Rich Foods During Pregnancy: Indian mg Chart and How to Absorb MoreTil, kulthi, bajra or palak? An Indian mg chart of iron-rich foods in pregnancy, what helps her absorb more, and how food and IFA tablets work together.
- Pumping Breast Milk at Work: Schedule, Storage Rules and Rights in IndiaHow often to pump, how long milk keeps in Indian heat, and the nursing breaks the law provides, for mothers heading back to work.
- The IVF Process Step by Step: What Each Stage of a Treatment Cycle InvolvesIVF can sound like one enormous leap. Here it is as a sequence of ordinary steps: preparation, stimulation, egg collection, the lab, transfer and the two-week wait.
- Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: The Real Risks and the Myths in an Indian KitchenPapaya, paneer, pani puri, chai: a calm way to sort food advice in an Indian home into what to avoid, what to prepare safely, and what only needs a limit.
- Delivery Ke Baad Pet Kaise Kam Kare: Safe, Realistic Ways After Normal and C-Section BirthWhy the belly still looks pregnant after birth, what helps after a normal delivery or C-section, what a belt can and cannot do, and how to eat while breastfeeding.
- Is Egg Retrieval Painful? What It Really Feels LikeThe part everyone fears is often the part you notice least. What the injections, the collection and the days after really feel like, and when to call your clinic.
- Eating Dates in Late Pregnancy: Can They Really Help Labour?Six dates a day is common advice in late pregnancy. What the studies really found, where the evidence stops, and who should check with a doctor first.
- Indian Postpartum Diet: What to Eat After Delivery, What to SkipMost confinement foods are worth keeping. Which ones help, which rules to let go of, and what a good day of eating looks like after delivery.
- Can You Get Pregnant With PCOS? Your Realistic ChancesMost women with PCOS go on to have a baby. How PCOS affects ovulation, what really moves your chances, and why no calculator can give you a personal number.
- Group B Strep Test in Pregnancy: What the Swab Checks and What a Positive Result MeansA positive GBS swab is not an infection. What the test checks, how to read the report, and how antibiotics in labour protect your baby.
- How to Get a Good Latch (and Fix a Painful One)A deep latch is a big mouthful of breast, not the nipple alone. How to spot a good one, latch step by step, and fix one that pinches.
- Pumping Breast Milk: How to Express and Store It SafelyFour hours out, four days chilled, six months frozen. How to pump comfortably, store milk safely in Indian heat, and thaw it the right way.
- NIPT Test in Pregnancy: What It Detects, How Accurate It Is and Who Needs ItNIPT is the most accurate screen for Down syndrome, but still a screen. What it checks, why a high-chance result is not a diagnosis, and what it costs in India.
- Pregnancy Ultrasound: What Your Scan Doctor Can and Cannot Tell YouSilence in the scan room is not a result. What a pregnancy ultrasound can show, what it cannot, why the law forbids revealing sex, and what to ask before you leave.
- Am I Making Enough Breast Milk? The Real Signs and How to Increase SupplySoft breasts and short feeds are rarely the problem. The nappy count and weight checks that really show a baby is getting enough, and what truly raises supply.
- Down Syndrome Screening in India: NIPT vs Double Marker vs Triple TestEvery screening test gives a chance, not a diagnosis. When each is done, what it costs at Indian labs, how accurate it is, and what to do with a high-chance result.
- Azoospermia: What "No Sperm Found" Means and Why Fatherhood Is Still PossibleA zero on a semen report is a starting question, not a closed door. The two types, what causes each, and how many men still father their own child.
- Blood Tests in Early Pregnancy: What Each One Checks and Why It MattersThe first antenatal lab slip, decoded: what each early blood test looks for, which need fasting, and what a result outside the range usually means.
- PCOS Symptoms: Checklist Including Often-Missed SignsLate periods, chin hair, a dark neck, acne that never quite leaves. How these signs can fit together, how doctors confirm PCOS, and what to bring to the appointment.
- Placenta Previa: What a Low-Lying Placenta Means for Mother and BabyA low placenta on the mid-pregnancy scan is about location, not health. Why most move up, the one bleeding sign to know, and how birth is planned if it stays low.
- Irregular Periods: What Counts as Irregular and What It Could MeanWhat a regular cycle really looks like, what counts as irregular, the everyday and medical reasons a cycle can shift, and when it is worth seeing a doctor.
- How to Breastfeed: A Simple Guide for New MothersThe first hour, a deep latch, why honey and ghutti are best skipped, how often a newborn feeds, and the nappy count that shows feeding is going well.
- Pregnancy Ultrasound Schedule: When Each Scan Happens and What It ChecksThe early scan, the NT scan, the anomaly scan and the growth scan: when each one happens, what it checks, and why a repeat scan is usually about a clearer view.
- Pregnancy Symptoms Month by Month: Normal vs See a DoctorFirst the hormones, then the growth, then the room. What each stage of pregnancy usually brings, and the few signs that mean calling the doctor.
- Diastasis Recti: The Postpartum Belly Gap and How It RecoversWhy your belly can still look pregnant weeks after birth, how to check for a gap between the tummy muscles at home, and what gently helps it heal.
- Postpartum Recovery Week by WeekRecovery after birth runs on two clocks: one that often settles in about six weeks, and one that takes months. What each week usually brings.
- High-Risk Pregnancy: What It Means and Extra CareA high-risk label is a care plan, not a prediction. Who gets it, what the red sticker on the MCP card means, and what extra care involves.
- Sex After Childbirth: When It Is Safe, Why It Can Hurt, and How to Avoid Getting Pregnant AgainThere is no universal date. What healing actually means, why the first few times can feel different, why you can conceive before your period returns, and which contraception suits breastfeeding.
- Toddler Speech Delay: What Is Normal, When to Watch, and When to ActIf you have been quietly counting words, you are not alone. Why experts look at gestures, understanding and interaction before word count, and the signs that mean asking sooner.
- Discharge During Pregnancy: What Is Normal and When to WorryOne of the most common and least talked-about parts of pregnancy. What healthy discharge looks like, which changes deserve a call, and how to tell it from urine or your waters.
- Potty Training: Signs Your Child Is Ready and How to StartFew toddler milestones come with as much pressure. Why readiness beats the calendar, the signs that actually matter, and why staying dry at night is a separate milestone altogether.
- Preconception Tests in India: Which Ones Actually Matter Before You TryThe real list is far shorter than the internet suggests. Which tests most couples consider, which depend on your situation, and why thalassemia screening matters so much in India.
- Ovulation Pain (Mittelschmerz): Is It Normal, and When Should You Worry?A sharp twinge low on one side around mid-cycle. Why it happens, why it cannot tell you when you ovulated, and the few symptoms that mean it is worth checking.
- Breastfeeding Positions: Finding the Hold That Works for YouThe best position is simply the one where your baby latches deeply and you feel no strain. The five holds most parents use, and which suits recovery, night feeds or twins.
- Why Toddlers Hit and Bite, and What Actually HelpsIt can appear almost overnight in a child who seemed gentle last week. Why big feelings arrive before the words to manage them, and what actually calms the moment.
- Twin Pregnancy: What to Expect Carrying TwoTwo babies follow the same broad path with a few important differences in care, comfort and monitoring. What changes, what is watched, and why twins arrive earlier.
- Baby Milestones Month by Month: What Is Normal from 0 to 12 MonthsA map of the first year, not a deadline. What most babies do and when, why the windows are wider than any chart suggests, and the three questions worth asking.
- Child Developmental Red Flags: What to Look For and When to Seek HelpWhich signs are worth a closer look, and which are simply the wide range of normal. The four areas development shows up in, and what to do when something feels off.
- The Placenta: How It Forms, Feeds Your Baby, and Leaves After BirthThe temporary organ that does your baby's breathing, eating and waste disposal. How it forms, why a low-lying one usually rises, and what happens to it after birth.
- First Trimester Symptoms Week by Week: What Is Normal and When to See a DoctorNausea one week, fatigue the next, and some weeks almost nothing. What tends to happen and when, plus the short list of signs that mean calling rather than waiting.
- Heartburn and Acidity in Pregnancy: Safe Relief and When to WorryA burn that climbs from your stomach after meals is one of pregnancy's most common discomforts. Why it happens, what genuinely helps, and the one pattern worth a same-day call.
- Signs of Labour: How to Know It Is Real and When to Go to the HospitalYour body rehearses long before the real thing. How true contractions behave differently, what the 5-1-1 rule means, and the signs that need a call straight away.
- Early Pregnancy Symptoms Before a Missed Period: What They Can and Cannot Tell YouA tender breast, a wave of tiredness, a mild cramp. Some signs do appear before a missed period, but they look almost identical to PMS. What a symptom can and cannot settle.
- The Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle: What Happens and WhenMenstrual, follicular, ovulation, luteal. How the four phases actually connect, why two of them overlap, and why one cycle can be 26 days and the next 32.
- The Preconception Checklist: Gentle Steps to Take 3 Months Before TryingOnce the decision is made, the next question is simple: what should we actually do first? A short list of well-timed steps covers most of what matters.
- When to Take a Pregnancy Test: How Soon Can You Get an Accurate Result?Testing too early is the most common cause of a false negative. When a test can actually tell you the truth, and why a faint line is still a line.
- Ovulation Symptoms: How to Tell When You Are OvulatingThe clearest sign is cervical mucus turning clear, slippery and stretchy. The rest add context. Which signs point forward, which only look back, and what a quiet cycle means.
- Implantation Bleeding vs Period: How to Tell the DifferenceLight bleeding when your period is due is unsettling, especially when you are hoping to conceive. What the pattern suggests, what it can never prove, and the signs that need urgent care.
- How to Improve Sperm Count: What Actually Helps When You Are Trying for a BabyMost of the attention lands on the woman, yet sperm are half the picture. The habits that carry the most influence, and why a change today shows up three months from now.
- Garbh Sanskar: What Actually Reaches the Baby, Trimester by TrimesterEverything a baby is built from passes through the mother first. What the Charaka Samhita understood, what epigenetics can now trace, and the four pillars that carry it.
- Recovering From a C-Section While Becoming a MotherA caesarean is major surgery, and you are healing from it while learning to care for a newborn. What these weeks actually ask of you, in body and in heart.
- Pregnancy Due Date: How It's Calculated and Why It Can ChangeIt falls about 40 weeks from the first day of your last period, and an early scan usually fine-tunes it. Only about 1 in 20 babies arrive on the exact day, so it helps to read it as the middle of a window.
- The NT Scan: Your Baby's First Big CheckpointTwo initials on a prescription that mean little until you look them up. What the NT scan is checking, why the timing is so tight, and how to read a result that arrives as odds rather than an answer.
- Hyperemesis Gravidarum: When Morning Sickness Becomes SeriousWhen sickness in pregnancy stops being manageable. How hyperemesis differs from morning sickness, the signs that need care, how it is treated, and why it was never weakness.
- Fibroids in Pregnancy: When They Matter, and When They Don'tMost pregnancies with fibroids are straightforward. What size, number and position actually mean, the one painful episode worth understanding, and why the monitoring is the reassuring part.
- Ectopic Pregnancy: Understanding a Hard Moment, Without Fear or BlameA calm, honest guide to what an ectopic pregnancy means: the signs to know, how it's treated, whether you can conceive again, and why it is never anyone's fault.
