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Also see Signs (baby); Signs
(mother during pregnancy)
after the checkup, 144
checking the baby, 130–144
checking the mother’s body,
116–129
importance of, 70–71
pregnancy health history, 85–107
record of prenatal care, 145
scheduling, 144
talking with the mother, 109–115
Pressure steaming, sterilizing
tools by, 61–62
Preventing
Also see Family planning
abortions, unsafe, 415
anemia, 36
bladder infection, 129
blindness (baby), 260–261, 324
constipation, 76
fistula (hole in the vagina), 22, 273
goiter, 38
health problems, community
changes for, 23–25
heavy bleeding after birth, 248
HIV, 99–100, 335
infection, 42, 49–69
labor problems, 163
leg cramps, 81
malaria, 98
miscarriages, 91
sexually transmitted infections
(STIs), 336–337
tears, 206–208, 356
tetanus (lockjaw), 102, 278, 411
yeast infection, 327
Primaquine, 98
Privacy, 7
Processed foods, 39
Prolapsed cord (coming in front
of baby)
episiotomy for, 354–355
footling breech (feet first) and, 218
slowing birth not recommended
for, 208
twins and, 219
watching for, 176–177
what to do about, 177
Protective clothing for preventing
infection, 56
Protein in the urine
as bladder infection sign, 128
as pre-eclampsia sign, 125,
126–127, 180
Proteins (grow foods), 34, 35, 250
Pubic bone
Also see Pelvis
baby stuck at shoulders, 211–213
illustrated, 27
symphysiotomy (cutting in
middle), 436
using to feel for baby’s head, 137
Pulling out (withdrawal) during
sex, 301, 317
Pulse in cord, 139, 177. Also see
Heartbeat (baby)
Pulse (mother)
in belly, 139
checking during labor, 178
checking during pregnancy,
120–121
fast, 116, 121, 159, 178, 239, 251
shock and, 239
slow, 178
warning signs versus
healthy signs, 120
Purgatives, avoiding, 77
Purple color
line between buttocks as stage 2
approaches, 195
spots on skin, 79
Pus, draining from vaginal
infection, 272
Pushing (stage 2 of labor), 195–221
Also see Contractions;
Encouraging labor; Labor
and birth; Signs (mother in
labor, birth, and after)
baby does not fit through pelvis,
204
baby not born after 1 or 2 hours
of pushing, 203–205
baby stuck at shoulders, 211–213
bladder of mother full and, 203,
352
breathing by the mother, 201
checking physical signs of
mother and baby, 199
clearing baby’s nose and mouth,
208–210
cord around baby’s neck, 210
crowning, 197
cutting the birth opening
(episiotomy), 206, 354–355
delivering baby’s body and
giving baby to mother, 214
delivering the baby’s shoulders,
211–213
head of baby begins to show,
196–197
helping the mother give birth,
206–215
helping the mother push, 201–202
how the baby moves through
the vagina, 197–198
overview, 146, 156, 196–198
position of the mother, 200
safe birth, helping, 199–202
signs that stage 2 is near or
starting, 195
signs to watch for, 202–205
slowing the birth of the head,
207–208
supporting the mother, 200–202
supporting the vaginal opening,
206
too early, before cervix is dilated,
186, 196
warm cloths around the vaginal
opening, 207
Q
Quarter-circle scale, homemade,
446
Questions
Also see Talking
about eating habits, 34
answering family’s questions, 267
finding root causes of health
problems, 21–22
in pregnancy health history,
85–107
in prenatal checkup, 109–115
midwives asking “why”, 2, 21–22
R
Rashes
avoiding during pregnancy or
breastfeeding, 45
from medicine, 103
poor nutrition and, 117
Razor blades, 65
Records
baby’s position, 140
baby’s physical signs in first few
hours, 253
of labor, 164–165, 170
prenatal care, 144-145
womb measurement, 131, 132
Rectal fluids, giving, 342
Rectal sphincter, sewing, 366
Red color
baby, 266
legs (mother), 273
Reflexes
baby, 244
over-active (mother), 125
Rehydration drink, 159–160
Relaxation
Also see Rest
between contractions, 161
helping mother during labor,
187–188
Removing
intrauterine devices (IUDs), 399
milk from breasts, 284–285
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