Index 391
in children, treatment of, 274
HIV/AIDS and, 169, 175, 177
Oral contraceptives and, 197
Diazepam, 340
Dicloxacillin, 340
Diet
after childbirth, 249
as cause of disability, 10–11
constipation prevention, 108
healthy diet, 86–88
hepatitis and, 168
HIV/AIDS and, 176, 177–178
infertility and, 82
menopause and, 283
muscle cramps and, 225
for older babies, 265–266
in pregnancy, 215–217, 221, 222, 232
pregnancy, trying for, 213
pressure sore prevention and, 117
types of foods, 87
weak bones (osteoporosis)
prevention and, 86, 280
also see Breastfeeding
Digital exam, 131
Disabilities
defined, 6
medical understanding of, 7
as natural part of life, 7
also see Barriers; Causes of
disability; Harmful
beliefs about disability
“Disability lens,” 34
Disabled women see Women with
disabilities
Discharge from penis, 160
Discharge from vagina
abnormal
bacterial vaginosis, 113
gonorrhea, 160
HIV/AIDS and, 169
IUD problems, 195
trichomonas, 159
womb infection, 248
yeast infection, 111
attention to minor signs, 96
changes in, 158
labor signs and, 237
normal, 111, 158
puberty and, 72, 74
sex and, 79, 145
Discrimination see Attitudes as
barrier; Harmful beliefs
about disability
Disease see Illness; Prevention
Disinfecting equipment and tools
baby bottles, 264
with bleach, 192
sharp instruments that cut or
pierce skin, 168, 179, 180
also see Cleanliness
Dizziness
anemia, 87
tubal pregnancy, 220
Doctors
female, need for, 35
working for change in childbirth
conditions, 251
also see Health center; Health
workers; Hospital
Doors, accessibility, 39
Down syndrome
causes of, 12, 14
menopause and, 282
older women and, 281, 282
physical characteristics of, 14
Dowry, 144
Doxycycline, 341
DPT vaccine, 276
Drawing and painting
picture of community, 67
rape and abuse, talking about,
295, 300
in support groups, 66–67
trauma recovery and, 58
Dressings, safe handling of, 179, 180
Drug resistance
antibiotics, 327
ART, 359
Drugs
infertility and, 82
needle sharing, 180
trauma reactions and, 57
also see Alcohol; Medicines;
Tobacco
Dry sex, 151, 182, 284
Dysreflexia, 117–119
causes of, 117, 132
childbirth and, 238–239, 240
as medical emergency, 118, 133, 239
pelvic exam and precautions
against, 132–133
pregnancy and, 213
sex and, 153
signs, 118
treatment, 118–119
E
Ear piercing, 180
Ears see Deaf women; Hearing
impairments, women with
Eating see Diet
Education
community ensuring, 22, 69
denied to girls and women, 22, 51,
52, 292
family promoting, 69
literacy classes, 18, 26
and partners, finding, 143
sexual health, 142, 156, 182–184, 204
on violence against women, 312
working for change, 22, 24
Efavirenz, 361
Ejaculation, 79, 82, 145, 203, 205
Elders see Older women
Emergency methods of family
planning
IUD as, 205
overview, 205
rape and, 302
side effects of, 358
use of, 357–358
Emotional abuse
abandonment, 292
isolation, 292, 306
neglect, 293
overview, 290
as weakening woman, 291
also see Abuse
Emotions see Feelings
Enemas, avoid during
pregnancy, 229
Epidural, 238, 239
Epilepsy, women with
baby safety, 272
Down syndrome, 281
gums swollen and sore, 98
hormonal methods of family
planning, 196, 198
older women, 280, 281
pregnancy, 214, 231
also see Convulsions
Epinephrine, 342
Equipment
baby cushion, 272
barriers to protect baby, 272, 273
bed for baby in mother’s bed, 268
bed for pregnancy, 224
birthing chairs and stool, 241, 242
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007