HOLISTIC MIDWIFERY V1
Holistic Midwifery, Corrections & revisions in revised 6th ed.
P. 880, the fourth bullet down on the lower page now begins: *If, in spite of therapies, no uterine activity is present, have the mother do nipple stimulation starting at 38 weeks.
P. 881 delete top line of text (duplicate of last line on p. 880)
P. 882 a new reference has been added: McLean F, et al.: Posterm infants: too big or too small? Am J of Ob Gyn, 164(2), 1991, p. 619.
P. 899 next to last item in first list of bullets, second line, delete "cords".
P. 905 four line from bottom of page, delete "visually".
P. 924 under Risk Factors, fourth line from the bottom of the paragraph, change 1982 to 1985.
P. 954 three lines up from the bottom of the first paragraph, change the >1 to <1 (less than 1 cm). Last paragraph, second line should appear as <5 cm, then two more lines down, change >5 to <5.
P.964 bullets changed or added to as follows:
- Avoiding spicy foods as well as those a woman knows to be hard to digest or which produce gas and indigestion outside of pregnancy
- Walking (not lying down) after meals to get digestion going
- Not eating large meals late at night (or, eating only bland foods)
- Drinking milk before, during and after meals
- Taking any of the following supplements may help enhance digestion and/or neutralize heartburn:
- NF formula's liquid calcium/magnesium supplement, 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. as needed
- Tablets of comfrey with pepsin
- Papaya enzymes (also eating raw papaya or drinking papaya juice may help)
- Digestive enzyme tablets
- Slippery elm bark powder in capsules, as needed
- Plain baked potatoes
- Thoroughly chewed raw almonds, cashews or filberts
- A tablespoon of cream or milk may help by coating the stomach
- Avoiding eating and drinking at the same time
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