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 labor, Gelsemium 200, Kali Carb 200, Pulsatilla 200
BLADDER
labor 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 labors, Arnica 200
CERVIX
fails to dilate, Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
half open or hard, Sepia 200
rigid, Gelsemium 200, Chamomilla 200, Cimicifuga 200, Caullophyllum 200
remains tightly closed, Cimicifuga 200
wide open, but contractions stop, Gelsemium 200
CHATTERING
nervously, Gelsemium 200
CHOKING
feeling in throat after contraction, Gelsemium 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, Chamamilla 200, Secale 200, Sepia 200
cease and bleeding starts, Cimicifuga 200, Pulsatilla 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 LABOR
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, Caullophyllum 200 or Cimicifuga 200
THIRST
absent, Pulsatilla 200 or Gelsemium 200
between contractions, Caullophyllum 200
TREMBLING
Caullophyllum 200, Cimicifuga 200, Gelsemium 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
CHILDBIRTH SYMPTOM INDEX
CHILDBIRTH SYMPTOM INDEX