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Blood deficiency<br />

Severe fever. It is so<br />

severe that the babies<br />

brain can burst<br />

Polio<br />

Loss of cry<br />

Under spirit possession<br />

from mothers womb<br />

Baby turns black and<br />

yellow<br />

Khoon ki kami<br />

Moma rakhi<br />

Polio<br />

Na roey<br />

Kokhi Saya • Take to spiritual healers<br />

Tetanus<br />

Condition of the<br />

neonate<br />

Jaundice<br />

Baby turns yellow<br />

Grunting and irregular<br />

breathing<br />

Cold<br />

Irregular breathing<br />

Grunting<br />

Disturbed sleep with<br />

vomiting<br />

Local Terminology<br />

Jhatkey ki bemari<br />

Sai/yarqan<br />

Jaroo<br />

Sindh: Dadu<br />

Home management practices<br />

Pneumonia • Mixture of Joshanda of miswak, black pepper and raw sugar<br />

(gurr) are given to the newborn<br />

• Honey is given for chest problems<br />

Neela ho jata hai<br />

Chirk aur ulti<br />

Shivering and yawning Dharki, See • Cardamom and mint are boiled in water and cooled down<br />

and then two spoons daily are given to the baby.<br />

Problems of breath<br />

Swelling of the abdomen<br />

Sehko<br />

Barthi<br />

Vomiting Khud • Cardamom and mint is powdered and mixed in mothers<br />

milk and given to the newborn daily in the morning<br />

5-6 loose motions in a day 5 to 6 dast aik din mein • Gripe water, nonehal one spoon a day<br />

Gray and blue baby<br />

Pustules on the skin<br />

Irregular breath<br />

Grunting, flu and fever for<br />

two to three days<br />

Sheemak<br />

Pakraiz<br />

Budhal<br />

Jarra/taap<br />

Fever Bukhar • Two drops of Panadol syrup are given to the newborn<br />

Irregular breathing<br />

Dam<br />

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