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late labor, 189
light labor, 188
medical help needed for, 106,
204–205
number of previous babies and,
91
in past pregnancies, 94
position of mother and, 203
problems from, 186
twins and, 220
watching the speed of birth,
202–205
Loose stool See Diarrhea (loose
stool)
Lugol’s iodine, 38
Lump (abscess) in breast, 288
Lung problems (baby)
chlamydia or gonorrhea and, 324
infection (pneumonia), 278
Lying down
Also see Rest; Sleep
during labor, changing position
every hour, 162
during labor, not flat on back,
162, 200
during labor, on side, 200
during pregnancy, 78
M
Macrolides, 471
Magnesium for leg cramps, 81
Main foods (carbohydrates), 34, 35
Maize, 35, 38
Malaria, 98–99
anemia caused by, 37
infertility and, 31
labor and, 179
miscarriage from, 91
pregnancy problems and, 97
preventing, 98–99
rapid test for, 99
treating, 98–99
Malnutrition. See Poor nutrition
Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA),
417–421
before doing, things to know,
417
cannula becomes clogged
during, 429
cannula comes out of womb
during, 428
checking on woman after,
430–431
choosing a cannula, 425
family planning and, 431
getting ready, 419–421
helping the woman be
comfortable, 419
how to do, 422–428
infection danger and, 49
injection to numb the cervix, 424
overview, 417
preventing pain, 421, 424
problems that can be caused by,
430
problems with, 428–430
safety concerns, 92, 417, 418
staying healthy after, 431
sterilizing tools, 420–421
syringe is full during, 429
tools and supplies, 419–421
uses for, 417
vagus nerve and, 426
warning signs versus
healthy signs after, 430–431
when to do, 418–419
womb is too big to empty, 430
Mask of pregnancy, 79
Massage between contractions, 169
Mastitis (breast infection), 289
Materials for teaching. See Models
for teaching
Maternity center. See Hospital or
medical center
Measles, German (rubella), 45, 95
Measuring medicines, 468–469
Measuring the womb, 130–135
for checking baby’s growth, 130
cloth tape measure for, 132
determining months pregnant,
90, 130
for due date prediction, 130, 133
feeling the womb, 130–131
finger method for, 131–132
warning signs, 132–135
ways of measuring, 90, 130–132
womb growing too fast, 133–134
womb growing too slowly,
134–135
Meat, 35, 42
Meconium (baby’s first stool)
defined, 174
in waters, 174–175, 209, 213
Medical alcohol. See Alcohol
(medical)
Medical center. See Hospital or
medical center
Medical Mission Sisters, 63
Medical pregnancy test, 87
Medication abortion, 92
Medicines, 462–497
Also see Injections; Vaccinations
specific medicines, 473–497
for allergic reactions, 465
allergic reactions to, 103,
465–466
amount to take, 464, 466, 468–469
antibiotics, 470–471
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avoiding during pregnancy or
breastfeeding, 45, 463
for bacterial vaginosis (BV or
gardnerella), 328
benefits and risks of, 16
for birth of the placenta (stage 3),
224, 225, 228, 231, 233, 237
for bladder infection, 129
breastfeeding and, 292
for breast infection (mastitis), 289
for chancroid, 331
for chlamydia, 324, 325
choosing safe and helpful
medicine, 19
combinations, avoiding, 464
dosage, 464, 466, 468–469
for emptying womb after
incomplete abortion, 408
“families” of, 103
for fever, 119
forms of, 467
for genital herpes, 332
for gonorrhea, 324, 325
greed and, 19
health history, 103
to help the womb contract, 224
hepatitis B and, 336
for HIV and AIDS, 101, 335,
492–498
from hospitals or medical centers,
434
how to take safely, 464–466
how to take, 467–470
for HPV (genital warts), 333
for infection after abortion or
miscarriage, 410
for kidney infection, 129
knowing about, 466
listed by problem treated, 472
for malaria, 98–99
measuring, 468–469
for medical abortion, 92
for meningitis (brain infection),
279
for migraines during pregnancy, 81
names of, 467
non-Western systems, 17
for numbing torn area before
sewing, 360
for pelvic inflammatory disease
(PID), 325
plant medicines for starting labor,
344
for pneumonia (lung infection), 279
poisoning from, 466
for pre-eclampsia, 181–182
to prevent infection after birth of
the placenta, 231, 233
for preventing pain during MVA,
421