Chapter 2
Treating health problems
In this chapter:
Finding the causes of health problems.......................................................................13
Finding the best treatment............................................................................................16
Benefits and risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Know your limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Types of medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Finding root causes of health problems........................................................................21
Make change in your community to
prevent health problems . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Midwives can make change...........................................................................................25
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