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Index
This index lists topics covered in the book in the order of the alphabet.
A BC D EFG H IJKLM N O PQ RSTU VW X YZ
Page numbers in bold tell you where to find the main reference. Medicines included in
the green medicine pages are listed in the health problem index on page 472.
A
Abortion, 92, 401–415
Also see Manual vacuum
aspiration (MVA); Miscarriage
bleeding too much after, 406,
412–414
deciding to help after, 402–403
emergency care for problems,
406–414
emotional support after, 403–404
finding care after, 401–403
helping a woman after, 401–415
incomplete, 407–408, 417, 419
infection after, 406, 409–411, 419
internal injury from, 413
IUD dangers after, 390
physical care after, 404–405
preventing unsafe abortions, 415
problems from, 401–405
safe versus unsafe, 92, 402
shock after, 413, 414
tetanus (lockjaw) after, 411
warning signs versus healthy
signs, 404
Abruption. See Detached placenta
(abruption)
Abscess (lump) in breast, 288
Abusive partners, 105
Aches and pains. See Pain
Active labor, 167, 188
Acupressure
to encourage labor, 192–193
to help with pain in labor, 193
for nausea relief, 74
Addiction, 46. Also see Drugs
After birth. See First few hours after
birth; First weeks after birth
Afterbirth. See Placenta
Age
pregnancy problems and, 90
very young mothers, 22, 105
AIDS. See HIV
Albusticks, 126
Alcohol (drinking)
avoiding during pregnancy or
breastfeeding, 30, 46
infertility and, 31
small baby and, 134
for sterilizing tools, 64
Alcohol (medical)
hand cleaner with glycerine and,
54
soaking thermometers in, 65
for sterilizing tools, 64
washing floor with, 57
Allergies
to copper, IUDs and, 390
to injections, 345
to medicine, 103, 465–466
Aminoglycosides, 471
Ammonia, washing floor with, 57
Amniotic waters. See Bag of waters
Anemia
hookworm and malaria
as causes, 37
iron for preventing, 36
IUD dangers and, 390
with joint pain, 81
in past pregnancies, 93
signs of, 78, 116
treating, 116
Anger during pregnancy, 82
Angry cat exercise, 80, 190
Animal milk. See Bottle feeding
Animal products, inexpensive, 42
Ante-natal or ante-partum
checkups. See Prenatal
checkups
Antibiotics, 464, 470–471
Antiretrovirals, See ART
Antiseptic for MVA, 421
Anus
bulging during contractions, 195
checking baby’s, 263
baby’s closed or missing, 263
illustrated, 27, 376
testing for torn muscle around,
357
Anxiety. See Fear; Tension
Appendicitis, 114
Arms, checking baby’s, 262
ART (Anti-Retroviral Therapy), 99,
101, 153, 163, 276, 293, 335,
492–498
B
Baby, 130–144, 240–245, 252–267
Also see Heartbeat (baby); Position
of the baby; Signs (baby)
ART for, 494
birth defects, 45, 46, 95, 266–267
breaking collar bone, 213
breathing, checking, 241, 254, 262
caring for, during 3rd stage,
240–245
checking after birth, 213,
240–245, 252–267
checking in womb, 130–144
chlamydia and, 324
clearing nose and mouth,
208–209, 213–214
color, 244–245, 266, 279
crowning during 2nd stage, 197
early birth, 83, 88, 94, 221, 292
feeling inside the womb, 87
first hours after birth, 252–267
first weeks after birth, 274–279
general appearance, 253–254
gonorrhea and, 324
heart sounds, 262
helping breastfeed, 245
HIV and, 101, 276, 494
holding when breastfeeding,
282–283
how it grows in pregnancy, 30
how it moves through the
vagina, 197–198
keeping warm and dry, 240, 255
kicking and other movements,
80, 87, 134, 138
large, 254, 258
large in past birth, 94, 115
length, 259
measuring the womb, 90,
130–135
medical help for sick babies, 437
model for teaching about
pregnancy, 459, 460
muscle tone, 244
oxygen for, 241
position of, 135–144, 170–171,
190–191, 215–219
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