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Healthy Women, Healthy Mothers - An Information Guide - Second Edition (FCI, 1995, 241 p.) (introduction...) PREFACE Chapter One - THE SCOPE AND CONSEQUENCES OF WOMEN'S HEALTH PROBLEMS Giving Birth, Facing Death Other Women's Health Problems Implications of Women's Poor Health Conclusion: The Need for Action to Improve Women's Health Chapter Two - ROOT CAUSES OF POOR HEALTH (introduction...) Poor Nutrition and General Health Lack of Education Early Age at Marriage Heavy Workload Low Social, Legal, and Economic Status Conclusion Chapter Three - THE REPRODUCTIVE PARTS OF THE FEMALE AND MALE BODIES The Female Body The Male Body Chapter Four - HOW PREGNANCY HAPPENS Menstruation or ''The Period'' Ovulation or the Release of the Egg Fertilisation and Implantation Growth and Development of the Baby Chapter Five - WHAT WILL THE BABY BE LIKE? (introduction...) Boy or Girl? Inherited Characteristics Twins or Multiple Births Is the Baby Healthy and Normal? Chapter Six - EARLY PREGNANCY AND SELF-CARE Signs of Pregnancy Changes During Pregnancy When Is the Baby Due? Self-Care During Pregnancy Diet and Nutrition During Pregnancy Chapter Seven - ANTENATAL CARE (introduction...) The First Antenatal Visit Later Antenatal Visits Deciding on Where to Deliver High-Risk Pregnancies Chapter Eight - MINOR DISCOMFORTS DURING PREGNANCY Chapter Nine - SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY (introduction...) Problems Caused by Pregnancy Existing Problems that Can Be Made Worse by Pregnancy Chapter Ten - LABOUR (introduction...) Planning for the Delivery How Does Labour Start? The Stages of Labour Chapter Eleven - COMPLICATIONS ARISING DURING LABOUR (introduction...) Premature Rupture of the Membranes Abnormal Lie or Presentation Obstructed Labour Prolonged Labour Pre-Eclampsia And Eclampsia Haemorrhage (Heavy Bleeding) During Labour Postpartum Haemorrhage Chapter Twelve - SOME OBSTETRIC OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES (introduction...) Induction of Labour (Starting Labour Artificially) Episiotomy Forceps or Vacuum Delivery Manual Removal of the Placenta Delivery by an Operation Chapter Thirteen - THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD (SIX WEEKS FOLLOWING DELIVERY) (introduction...) Changes After Delivery Possible Complications Postpartum Clinic Visit Resumption of Sexual Relations and Contraception Diet Chapter Fourteen - HOW TO CARE FOR THE NEWBORN BABY (introduction...) First Steps in Caring for the Baby Infants Requiring Special Care Later Care of the Infant Chapter Fifteen - BREASTFEEDING (introduction...) Advantages of Breastfeeding The Process of Breastfeeding Reasons Given for Not Breastfeeding and How to Respond Possible Problems During Breastfeeding Chapter Sixteen - THE ROLE OF MEN AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (introduction...) During Pregnancy and Childbirth After Delivery In Family Planning During Child-Rearing Communication Chapter Seventeen - FAMILY PLANNING AND CHILD SPACING (introduction...) The Benefits of Family Planning Methods of Contraception Chapter Eighteen - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (introduction...) The Most Common STDs Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention and Treatment of STDs Chapter Nineteen - INFERTILITY (introduction...) Causes of Infertility Tests and Counselling for an Infertile Couple Treatment of Infertility Chapter Twenty - OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEEDS The Gynaecological Exam Self-Care and Monitoring Other Reproductive Health Problems Chapter Twenty-One - ADOLESCENT HEALTH (introduction...) Adolescent Sexuality Health Risks of Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing Other Reproductive Health Problems of Adolescents Psychological and Social Consequences of Adolescent Sexuality The Role of the Health Worker GLOSSARY LIST OF RESOURCES ON WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM FAMILY CARE INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION FORM