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Index
Penis
Also see Sexually transmitted
infections (STIs)
baby’s, 263, 264
partner’s, 29, 83
People. See Community; Family;
Partners
Pesticides, 31, 47
Pharmaceutical drugs.
See Medicines
Physical discomforts during
pregnancy, 76–81
Physicians. See Doctors; Hospital or
medical center
PID (pelvic inflammatory disease),
325
Piles (hemorrhoids), 77
Pills. See Medicines
“Pill, the,” 307–308
Placenta
Also see Birth of the placenta
(stage 3 of labor)
birth of (stage 3 of labor), 146,
157, 223–245
checking after birth, 233–234
covering the cervix (placenta
previa), 112, 183, 374
detached (abruption), 114, 180,
184, 205, 219, 354
disposing of, 67, 235
guiding out by the cord, 228–229
heavy bleeding before birth of,
226
helping the mother push it out,
227–231
helping the womb contract after
birth of, 224, 231, 236–238
illustrated, 30
model for teaching about,
456–457, 460
piece left inside womb, 234–235
problems in past pregnancies, 95
pushing on mother’s belly and,
205
separation from womb after birth,
157
signs of separation from womb,
226–227
taking out by hand, 230–231
womb comes out with, 232–233
Placenta previa, 112, 183, 374
Plant medicines for starting labor,
344
Plastic bags as gloves, 54
Plastic waste, safe disposal of, 68
Pneumonia (lung infection) in
baby, 278
Poisoning from medicine, 466
Poisonous chemicals, 47
Polyvidone iodine, 38
Poor nutrition, 33, 117, 134
Position of the baby, 135–144,
170–171, 190–191, 215–219
breech (bottom down), 137, 138,
142–143, 190, 215–219,
369–371
checking early in labor, 170–171
difficult or impossible position,
190–191, 204
face first or forehead first, 190, 204
facing back, 136, 171
facing stomach (posterior), 136,
171, 190, 204
feeling the mother’s belly,
135–138
finding by listening to heartbeat,
140
finding the head, 137–138
head to one side (asynclitic), 204
heartbeat of baby and, 139–141
kicking or other movements and,
138
medical help needed and,
190–191
moving down through pelvis, 171
recording, 140
sideways, 143, 191, 219, 220–221,
369, 371
turning a breech or sideways
baby, 369–371
twins and, 219, 220–221
vertical (up and down), 136
warning signs versus
healthy signs, 135
Position of the mother during
birth
baby stuck at shoulders and, 212
changing every hour, 162
delivering baby’s shoulders and,
211
good for pushing, 200
letting her choose, 200
long labor and, 203
not lying flat on back, 162, 200
Posters, making from slides, 447
Potassium for leg cramps, 81
Poverty. See Money
Practice contractions, 150, 155
Pre-eclampsia
caring for, 127
checking for, 126–127, 180
convulsions (fits) from, 93, 126,
181–182
during labor, 180–182
medical help needed for, 106,
125, 126, 127, 180–181
in past pregnancies, 93, 97
signs of, 76, 81, 122, 125–126, 180
Pregnancy
Also see Abortion; Family
planning; Health care in
pregnancy; Miscarriage;
Prenatal checkups
age and, 90
antibiotics and, 471
breastfeeding during, 292
caring for body during, 42–44
changes and discomforts, 76–81
distance from care and, 104
due date, 88–89, 130, 133, 527
eating and digestion changes in,
73–75
eating well, 33–42
family support during, 105–107
feelings and emotions in, 82–83
figuring months or weeks
pregnant, 88, 89, 90
harmful diet beliefs, 39–40
health history, 85–107
hepatitis B and, 336
herpes and, 332
HIV and, 335
how the baby grows, 30
how women get pregnant, 29
illness during, 97–101
living conditions and, 104, 104
mask of, 79
medicines and, 45, 103, 463, 471
menopause and, 31
model for teaching about,
454–460
molar (tumor), 134
money and, 104
number of previous babies and,
90–91
problems with medicines and,
103
problems with past pregnancies
or births, 93–97
sex during, 83
sexual and reproductive parts,
27–28
signs of, 86–87
sleeping changes in, 75
syphilis and, 330
tetanus vaccination and, 101–102
things to avoid during, 45–47
transport plan for medical help,
10, 106–107, 164, 438
woman’s body in, 27–30, 73–83
work and, 105
Pregnancy health history. See
Health history
Premature birth. See Early birth
Prenatal care. See Health care in
pregnancy
Prenatal checkups, 109–145
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