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K
Kegels (squeezing exercise), 44
Kicking by baby
months pregnant and, 87
painful, 80
position of baby and, 138
as sign of pregnancy, 87
stopped, 80, 134
Kidney infection, 128–129
labor and, 179
pregnancy problems and, 97
signs of, 128
treating, 129
Kidney (meat), 42
Knots
4-layer, 364
square, 214
L
Labor and birth
Also see Contractions;
Encouraging labor; First few
hours after birth; First weeks
after birth; specific stages of labor
baby does not fit through pelvis,
189, 204
baby not born after 1 or 2 hours
of pushing, 203–205
baby stuck at shoulders, 210–212
basic pattern, 146
bladder of mother full and, 203,
352
bleeding during, 183, 205
caring for the mother during
labor, 157–163, 169–170,
200–202
cesarean surgery (birth by
operation), 96
changing bedding under
mother, 163
changing position every hour
in labor, 162
clearing baby’s nose and mouth,
208–209, 213–214
cord around baby’s neck, 209
dead baby and, 135, 243
delivering baby’s body and
giving baby to mother, 212
delivering baby’s shoulders,
210–212
drinking during labor, 159–160
early birth, 83, 88, 94, 221, 292
eating during labor, 160
first few hours after birth, 157,
247–267
guarding the labor, 158
guiding the labor, 159–163
helper for, 151
helping the mother relax, 169–170
home methods for starting labor,
341–344
keeping sick people away, 50–51
late, 88
long labor, 91, 94, 186–191
not lying flat on back, 162, 200
overview, 155–157
pain, easing, 169–170, 187–188,
193
in past pregnancies, 94
pelvic exam and, 374
preventing problems, 163
record keeping, 164–165, 170
resting between contractions,
161
signs of labor starting soon,
149–151
signs of stage 2 near or starting,
195
slowing the birth of the head,
207–208
speed of birth, watching,
202–205
stage 1 (opening), 146, 155–156,
167–193
stage 2 (pushing), 146, 156,
195–221
stage 3 (birth of the placenta),
146, 157, 223–245
supplies to have, 152–153
supporting labor, 158, 169–170,
200–202
swollen veins around genitals
and, 76
transport plan for medical help,
10, 106–107, 164, 438
urinating during labor, 161
vaginal exams during, 186,
339–340
warning signs (medical help
needed), 147, 163, 204–205
when to go to birth, 151
Labsticks, 126
Lab tests, 434
Large baby, 258
medical help needed for, 258
in past pregnancies, 94, 115
tired, weak, or sick, 254, 258
Late labor
Also see Encouraging labor
described, 167
long labor and, 189
normal and safe range, 88
Laughter during pregnancy, 82
Laxatives, avoiding, 77
Leafy vegetables, 36, 37, 39, 42
Leaking breasts, 76
Learning by midwives
about medicines, 466
before doing dangerous
procedures, 21
at hospitals, 440, 441
as lifelong process, 1–2
Legal concerns
for inserting IUDs, 389
for manual vacuum aspiration
(MVA), 417
Legs
checking baby’s, 264–265
cleaning mother’s after birth, 247
clot, warning signs, 273
constant pain in one leg, 81, 113
cramps, 80–81
pain in, 113–114
red, hard, swollen, or painful
(mother), 273
relaxing when pushing, 201
Legumes, 35, 41
Length of labor. See Encouraging
labor; Long labor
Length of pregnancy
due date prediction, 88–89, 130,
133, 527
early birth, 83, 88, 94, 221, 292
figuring months or weeks
pregnant, 88, 89, 90
late labor, 167, 189
normal duration, 88
Lentils, 35, 41
Ligaments, pain in, 79
Light color. See Pale color; White color
Light labor, 167, 188
Limits, knowing yours, 20–21
Lips
cleft (harelip) in baby, 261–262
dry (mother), 159
Liquids. See Water and liquids
Listening in pregnancy care, 7, 70
Liver disease. See Hepatitis
Liver (meat), 42
Living conditions, 104
Loading the Copper T IUD, 393–394
Lockjaw. See Tetanus (lockjaw)
Long labor, 186–191, 202–205
Also see Encouraging labor
active labor, 188
baby does not fit through pelvis,
189, 204
baby in difficult or impossible
position, 190–191, 204
baby not born after 1 or 2 hours
of pushing, 203–205
bladder of mother full and, 203,
352
exhaustion from, 188–189
fear or tension and, 187–188
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