During Childbirth


ABUSIVE, Chamomilla 200
AFFECTION, absence of any, Aconite 200 or Sepia 200
ANGRY, Chamomilla 200
ANXIETY, Aconite 200 or Cimicifuga 200
APATHY, Gelsemium 200
BACK pain during labour, Gels 200, Kali Carb 200, Puls 200
BLADDER, labour pains around, Caullophyllum 200
BLEEDING
bright red, hot, profuse, constant,Ipecac 200
with nausea or gasping for breath, Ipecac 200
alternates with contractions,Pulsatilla 200
dark Gelsemium 200, Ipecac 200, Secale 200
dark and fluid, Secale 20
as a preventative against, in long labours, Arnica 200
CERVIX
fails to dilate, Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
half open or hard, Sepia 200
rigid, Gels 200, Chamomilla 200, Cimi 200, Caul 200
remains tightly closed, Cimicifuga 200
wide open, but contractions stop, Gelsemium 200
CHATTERING nervously, Gelsemium 200
CHOKING feeling in throat after contraction, Gels 200
CHILLINESS
with shivering, Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
with shuddering, better warm covers Sepia 200
CONTRACTIONS
atonic (flabby) weak, Caulophyllum 200 or Gelsemium 200
slow or stop, Caullophyllum 200 or Gelsemium 200
alternate with bleeding, Pulsatilla 200
extend to back, buttocks, Kali Carb 200 or Cimicifuga 200
extend to thighs, Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
move up the back, Gelsemium 200
move from side to side, Cimicifuga 200
finish at the throat with choking sensation, Gelsemium 200
push the baby upwards, Gelsemium 200
prolonged tonic contractions, Secale 200
lack expulsive power (esp. second stage) Pulsatilla 200
fine, needle-like up from cervix, Sepia 200
"hour glass" contractions, Cham 200, Secale 200, Sepia 200
cease and bleeding starts, Cimi 200, Puls 200,Secale 200
painless, Gelsemium 200
strength weakened by fruitless efforts, Secale 200
CONVULSIONS or threat of,
Gelsemium 200 or Cimicifuga 200 or Secale 200
DENIAL Arnica 200
DEPRESSION Cimicifuga 200, Pulsatilla 200
DESPAIR, Gelsemium 200, Sepia 200, Cimicifuga 200
DILATION see Cervix
EXHAUSTION
with no other symptoms, Kali Phos 200
during long or difficult labours, Arnica 200
causes contractions to stop, Caullophyllum 200
with backache labour, Kali Carb 200
with unbearable pains, Chamomilla 200
with weepiness, Pulsatilla 200
with long contractions, Secale 200
better for moving around, Sepia 200
FACE, flushed Gelsemium 200
FAILURE TO DILATE see Cervix
FAINTNESS Carbo Veg 200
FEAR
of death Aconite 200
and terrible sense of foreboding, Cimicifuga 200
FEET, cold Sepia 200
FORCEPS delivery, Arnica 200, Calendula 200 (see also Bellis Perennis 200 & Staphisagria 200 if symptoms persist)
GLOOM Cimicifuga 200
GROIN, labour pains around, Caullophyllum 200
HEADACHE, Kali Carb 200
HEART pains, Cimicifuga 200/ beats too hard,Aconite 200
HEAT,feverish Caullophyllum 200/ flushes, Sepia 200
HYSTERIA Gelsemium 200
IMPATIENCE Chamomilla 200
IRRITABILITY Chamomilla 200, Kali Carb 200, Sepia 200
JERKING movements or gestures, Cimicifuga 200
LABOUR
slow, Caullophyllum 200, Pulsatilla 200 or Sepia 200
slow, long and painful, Arnica 200
too fast or violent, Aconite 200
LARGE BABY, Arnica 200
LATE LABOUR
due to fear, Aconite 200 or Cimicifuga 200
due to anticipatory anxiety, Gelsemium 200
NAUSEA constant,Ipecac 200 /better fresh air, Pulsatilla 200
OXYGEN STARVATION, mother or baby, Carbo Veg 200
POSITION of baby abnormal, Pulsatilla 200 or Aconite 200
POSTERIOR PRESENTATION Kali Carb 200
PULSE slow and full, Gelsemium 200
RESTLESSNESS Aconite 200 or Pulsatilla 200
SCREAMING Aconite 200 or Chamomilla 200
SHIVERING Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
SHOULDER of baby gets stuck, Arnica 200
SPEECH, thick and drunken, Gelsemium 200
STILLBORN BABY, give mother, Cimicifuga 200
STUPIFIED expression, Gelsemium 200
STRAINING excessively (!) Arnica 200
SYMPATHY helps,Pulsatilla 200/ irritates, Sepia 200
THIGHS labour pains in, Caullophyllum200 or Cimi 200
THIRST
absent, Pulsatilla 200 or Gelsemium 200
between contractions, Caullophyllum 200
TREMBLING Caullophyllum 200, Cimicifuga 200 Gels 200
if contractions stop, Secale 200
UNCONCIOUS, Gelsemium 200 or Carbo Veg 200
UTERUS see CONTRACTIONS-VAGINA, hot, dry, tender, won't dilate Aconite 200
VIOLENT (fast) Labour Aconite 200