Mental problems, 18, 318
Microscope, 19, 144
Midwives
danger signs in pregnancy, 249
information for, 245–282
prenatal care, 250
special risk at birth, 256
things not to do, 260
things to have ready before birth, 254–255
Migraine, 162, 424
Milk
and brucellosis, 188
and diarrhea, 156
and ulcers, 129
powdered, 391
(Also see Breastfeeding)
Milk of magnesia, 16, 382
Mineral oil, 16, 382
Minerals, 111, 116–118, 425
Mini pill, 289, 294, 394
Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), 246, 249,
266, 281, 414
Models for teaching, w22
Mongolism, 318, 425
Moniliasis (thrush), 232, 242, 400
Morning sickness, 248, 287
Mosquitos, 186–187
Mothers
health after childbirth, 276, 280
health and sicknesses of children, 295–321
information for, 245–282
prenatal care, 250–253
(Also see Family planning)
Mouches volantes, 227
Mouth, 107, 229–232
Mouth-to-mouth breathing, 78–80, 413
with newborns, 262
Moving an injured person, 99–100
Mucus, how to drain, 169, 425
Mucus method, 285, 292
Mumps, 312
Muscles
examining, 37–38
lack of control of, 320
N
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics, 56, 425
Natural balance, 58
Nausea (See Vomiting)
Navel (umbilicus), 425
cutting the cord, 262–263
hernia of navel, 317, 318
infection of navel, 182, 272
Neck
broken, 99
stiff, 38, 182–185, 274
Needs, felt and long-term, w8–w12
Needles, 74, 399, 401
Neonatal conjunctivitis, 221
(Also see Newborns)
Where There Is No Doctor 2011 441
Nerves, 425
muscles and, 37–38
Nevirapine, 249, 400
Newborns
and tetanus, 182–183
bacterial infection of the blood, 275
bathing, 7, 263, 270
eyes, 221, 237, 270
feeding, 120, 263, 271
hernia, 317
illnesses of, 272–275
medicines for, 54, 272, 337
problems with delivery, 268
small, early, and underweight, 405
the cord, 262–263, 270
twins, 269
(Also see Dehydration)
Night blindness, 113, 226–227, 337
Nodes (See Lymph nodes)
Non-infectious diseases, 18
Nose, stuffy or runny, 164–165, 383
Nosebleed, 11, 83
Numbness (See Loss of feeling)
Nutrition, w11, w13–w16, 107–130, 295
(Also see Malnutrition)
O
Obstructed gut, 22, 94
(Also see Gut)
Older persons, 83, 214, 235, 323–330
Onchocerciasis, 227–228, 377
Opium, 416
Oral contraceptives, 285–289, 393–394
Outhouses, 137–139
Ovarian cyst, 280
Ovaries, 36, 280, 425
Oxytocics, 50, 265–266, 319, 390
Oxyuris (pinworm, threadworm), 141
P
Pain
asking about, 29
back, 173–174, 248
chest, 179, 325
in the belly, 12, 35–36, 94–95, 128, 146, 243
in the eye, 217, 219, 221, 222
in the joints, 101–102, 173, 310, 324
in the leg, 288
in the teeth, 165, 231
in urination, 146, 235–236, 239, 242–243
medicines for, 19, 52, 75–76, 162, 335,
378–380
(Also see Cramps, Headaches)
Pannus, 220
Pap smear, 280
Papaya, 13
Paralysis
examining for, 37
from pesticides, 412
from ticks, 201