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for pre-eclampsia treatment, 126,
127
sonograms, dopplers, and
X-rays at, 434
tools for helping sick babies, 437
tools for labor and birth
emergencies, 435–436
transfusion at, 436
transport plan for getting there,
10, 106–107, 164, 438
for twins’ birth, 144
types of help provided by,
433–437
unnecessary practices and, 433,
441
House conditions, 104
Household bleach. See Bleach
HPV (genital warts), 333, 379, 380
Human Immune Deficiency Virus.
See HIV/AIDS
Human Papilloma Virus. See HPV
Hurrying labor. See Encouraging
labor
Husband. See Partners
Hydrogen peroxide
for sterilizing tools, 64
washing floor with, 57
Hypodermic syringes. See
Injections; Needles
(hypodermic)
Hypothyroidism, 38, 117
I
Ideas about food, health and,
39–40
Illness
Also see Infections; Signs (baby);
Signs (mother during
pregnancy); Signs (mother in
labor, birth, and after);
specific illnesses
breastfeeding by sick mother, 292
keeping away from, during
pregnancy, 45
keeping sick people away
from births, 50–51
medical help needed for, 97
medicines listed by, 472
pregnancy health history, 97–101
Immunizations. See Vaccinations
Implants for family planning,
309–310
Incomplete abortion, 407–408, 417,
419
Incubator, 437
Indigestion. See Stomach problems
Inducing labor. See Encouraging
labor
Infections
Also see Sexually transmitted
infections (STIs)
after abortion or miscarriage, 406,
409–411, 419
after birth, 251
in baby, 255, 256, 277–279
bacterial vaginosis (BV) or
gardnerella, 328
basic rules for preventing, 52
bladder, 77, 97, 120, 128–129, 179
breast (mastitis), 289
chancroid, 330, 331
chlamydia, 50, 323–325
during labor, 178–179
from female genital cutting,
368–369
fever from, 120
germs and, 49–51
gonorrhea, 50, 323–325
hepatitis, 336
herpes, genital, 331–332
HIV and, 101
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus),
333, 379, 380
IUD dangers for, 49, 390, 399
kidney, 97, 128–129, 179
labor not starting and signs of, 176
medical help needed for, 106
Pap test for, 379, 381–383
in past pregnancies, 95
pregnancy problems and, 97
preventing, 42, 49–69
preventing, for people with HIV,
101, 335, 478
rescue breathing and, 243
syphilis, 329–330
thrush (yeast infection), 290
trichomonas (trich), 326
urethra, 128, 129
vaginal, 272
womb, 120, 179, 185, 271, 399
yeast, 101, 115, 290, 326–327
Infertility, 30–31
Injectable contraceptives, 309
Injections, 345–349
Also see Medicines; Needles
(hypodermic); Vaccinations
allergic reactions to, 345
dangers of, 345
drawing up the medicine, 346–348
how to give, 346–349
infection danger and, 50, 51, 56,
345
numbing torn area before
sewing, 360–361
numb the cervix during MVA, 424
times when helpful or necessary,
345
using ampules of medicine, 346,
347
using liquid in a bottle, 346, 347
using only when necessary, 344
using powder in a bottle, 346, 348
vitamin, 42
where to inject, 348
Injury inside the body
(internal injury), 413
Insomnia, 75
Instrument birth, 435–436
Instruments. See Sterilizing
equipment; Tools and supplies
Intrauterine devices (IUDs), 389–399
advantages and disadvantages
of, 390
after inserting, checking, 398–399
before inserting, explaining
about, 392
before inserting, sterilizing tools,
392
before inserting, things to check,
391
before inserting, things to know,
389
Dalkon Shield, removing, 399
dangers for some women, 390
described, 389
disadvantages and risks of, 311
for emergency contraception, 316
for family planning, 301, 310–311
helping a woman decide about,
390–391
infection from, 49, 390, 399
inserting, 392–398
loading the Copper T IUD, 393–394
removing, 399
tools for inserting, 392
warning signs, 311
Intravenous solution (IV), 350–351
Inverted nipples, 287
Iodine, 38, 117
Iron, 36, 74, 116
Irritability during pregnancy, 82
Isopropyl alcohol
alcohol and glycerine
hand cleaner, 54
soaking thermometers in, 65
for sterilizing tools, 64
washing floor with, 57
Itching genitals, 77,326, 327, 328
IUDs. See Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
IV (intravenous solution), 350–351
J
Jaundice signs in baby, 266, 279
Joint aches and pains, 79, 81
Judgment, avoiding, 6
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