400 Index
Policies see Government policies;
Working for change
Polio
as cause of disability, 12
immunization for, 276
muscle stretches, 91
post-polio syndrome, 279
poverty and, 10
pregnancy and, 210–211
also see Paralysis, women with
Pornography, sexual abuse
and, 298
Poverty
as barrier to health care, 33
as cause of disability, 10–11
diet and, 51
emotional abuse and, 292
lack of HIV/AIDS medicines and, 176
stress caused by, 51
Power, abuse and, 306, 307
Pre-eclampsia, 222, 232, 246–247
Pregnancy
aches and pains in joints, 228
after rape, 302
after tubal ligation, 204
alcohol, avoiding, 213, 215
anemia and, 215
baby drops lower, 217, 236
back pain and, 226–227
bacterial vaginosis, 113
binder cloth for belly, 227
birth plan, 214
bladder infections, 230–231
bleeding from vagina during, 220
bowel program and, 215, 224,
229–230
breathing difficulties, 217, 221, 227
chemicals, as cause of birth
defects, 14
constipation during, 229
diet during, 215–217, 221, 222, 232
discomforts during, 220–230
drugs, as cause of birth defects,
13, 14
due date, 214
early labor, prior, 217
exercise and, 226, 227
fertilization, 75, 80, 187
folic acid (folate) during, 216
genital herpes and, 165
genital warts (HPV) and, 167
German measles and, 12, 215
healthy practices during, 215–217
heartbeat of baby, 218
hepatitis B and, 167, 168
HIV/AIDS and, 169, 170, 233
illnesses, as cause of birth
defects, 12
infertility, 81–82
inherited birth defects, 14
medicines, as cause of birth
defects, 13, 214
medicines, no laxatives or
purgatives, 229
medicines normally taken and,
214, 231
menopause transition and, 285
movement and balance aids,
222–224
movement of baby, 218
pain in lower belly, 220
pain medicine during, 228
penicillin allergy, 163
piles (hemorrhoids) during, 230
planning, 213
prenatal checkups, 214
pre-pregnancy self-care, 213
prior abortion and, 208
questions to ask before, 212
sex during, 216–217
sleeping difficulties and needs
during, 221, 225
stages of, 217–218
swollen feet and legs, 222, 232
syphilis and, 163–164
tetanus immunization, 215, 276
tiredness during, 221, 227
tobacco, avoiding, 213, 215
toxemia (pre-eclampsia), 222, 232,
245–246
tubal, 220
urine passing and leaking,
228–229, 238
waiting to attempt, following
miscarriage, 219
water intake, 215, 227, 231
working for change, 233–234
yeast infections, treatment of, 111
also see Abortion; Childbirth;
Family planning
Pressure sores, 114–117
cause of, 114, 116
dysreflexia and, 117
early treatment important for,
33, 114
neglect and, 293
older women and, 278, 280
pregnancy and, 224, 232
prevention, 112, 116–117, 224
treatment, 114–116
yeast infection and, 111
Prevention
abuse and violence, 295–296,
311–312
anemia, 88
bladder infection, 106, 231, 284
breasts painful in breastfeeding, 259
contractures, 94–95
depression in older women, 282
dry skin, 117
of eye infection, 99
feet infections, 97
hepatitis, 110, 168, 179
HIV/AIDS, 110, 179–182
kidney infection, 106
malaria, 275
muscle overuse, 92
pre-eclampsia, 222
pressure sores, 112, 116–117, 224
repetitive movement injuries, 94
STIs, 80, 180–182
urinary infections, 106, 231
weak bones (osteoporosis), 86, 280
yeast infection, 111, 112–113, 177
also see Cleanliness; Daily care;
Diet; Exercise; Working
for change
Privacy
health workers and need for, 42,
174, 184, 198, 294
HIV status and, 174
injectable contraceptives and, 198
institutional abuse and lack of,
306, 307
rape and need for, 300, 301, 302
reproductive system and, 78
for sex, 150
toileting, 123
Probenicid, 351
Procaine penicillin, 352
Progesterone, 72
Progestin-only methods
health problems requiring use of,
196, 198, 199, 206
mini-pills, 356, 357, 358
time required to be effective, 197
Prophylactics see Condoms
Prosthetics
lack of, 9, 11
older women and, 279, 280
pregnancy and, 222
Prostitutes see Sex work
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