Nishmat HaBayit

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Foreword by Rabbi Yaakov WarhaftigPreface by Yoetzet Halacha Rabbanit Michal RonessIntroduction by Rabbanit Chana Henkin

Part I; Pregnancy

Siman 1; Panty Liners during the Seven Neki'im When Trying to ConceiveSiman 2; Onot Perishah at the Beginning of PregnancySiman 3; Blood in Urine during PregnancySiman 4; Spotting and Bleeding during PregnancySiman 5; Blood on an Ultrasound TransducerSiman 6; Bleeding from Placenta PreviaSiman 7; Bleeding after Cervical CerclageSiman 8; Mikveh Immersion during Pregnancy

Part II; Birth

Siman 9; Cervical Dilation and the Onset of LaborSiman 10; Does Expulsion of the Mucus Plug Render a Woman Niddah?Siman 11; Does Membrane Stripping Render a Woman Niddah?Siman 12; Does the Rupture of Membranes Render a Woman Niddah?Siman 13; Assistance of the Husband in the Delivery RoomSiman 14; Mokh Dahuk and Bedikot following BirthSiman 15; Counting Seven Neki'im following a Caesarean SectionSiman 16; Observation of Blood by a Physician during the Postpartum ExaminationSiman 17; Attributing Bleeding to Hemorrhoids, PostpartumSiman 18; Hefsek Taharah after Sunset, PostpartumSiman 19; Onot Perishah and Establishing a Veset, PostpartumSiman 20; Bedikot with Uterine ProlapseSiman 21; Attributing Blood to a Petza during the Seven Neki'im

Part III; Pregnancy Loss

Siman 22; Counting Seven Neki'im following D&CSiman 23; Onot Perishah following a MiscarriageSiman 24; Reducing Bedikot following a Miscarriage

Part IV; Nursing

Siman 25; The Law of Hargashah (Sensation of Menses)Siman 26; Pain and Reduced LibidoSiman 27; Blood on Toilet PaperSiman 28; Breastfeeding a Toddler after an InterruptionSiman 29; Passing a Baby between Parents during Niddut

Part V; Contraception

Siman 30; Family Planning following ChildbirthSiman 31; Contraception after Several BirthsSiman 32; IUD Use and the Ranking of Contraceptive OptionsSiman 33; Condom Use When Pregnancy Is Contra IndicatedSiman 34; Spermicide UseSiman 35; Diaphragm UseSiman 36; Emergency Contraception; The "Morning After" PillSiman 37; Depo Provera (Progesterone Injection)Siman 38; Onot Perishah with Hormonal ContraceptionSiman 39; Establishing a Veset with Hormonal ContraceptionSiman 40; Onot Perishah When Stopping Hormonal ContraceptionSiman 41; Extending the Cycle via Hormonal ContraceptionSiman 42; When Staining Renders a Woman NiddahSiman 43; Post Coital Bleeding with Hormonal ContraceptionSiman 44; Staining on a Panty Liner or Synthetic ClothingSiman 45; A Suspected Lesion and Stain Location on a Bedikah ClothSiman 46; When a Contraceptive Pill Is Not Absorbed, RecommendationsSiman 47; Mikveh Immersion with a Hormonal PatchSiman 48; Bedikot with a Contraceptive RingSiman 49; Immersion with a Contraceptive RingSiman 50; Insertion of an IUD during the Seven Neki'imSiman 51; Does Removal of an IUD Render a Woman Niddah?Siman 52; Bleeding from an Abrasion Caused by an IUDSiman 53; Premenstrual StainingSiman 54; Colors on Bedikah ClothsSiman 55; Bedikot of Onot Perishah When a Woman Experiences SpottingSiman 56; Minor Monthly SpottingSiman 57; Waiting before the Seven Neki'imSiman 58; Douching before Internal BedikotSiman 59; A Spot on a TamponSiman 60; Finding Blood on a DiaphragmSiman 61; Onot Perishah with Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)Siman 62; Checking for Secretions with Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)Siman 63; The Mitzvah of Onah on Mikveh Night with Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)

Medical Appendices

Appendix I; The Female Reproductive SystemAppendix II; PregnancyAppendix III; Labor and ChildbirthAppendix IV; MiscarriageAppendix V; Contraception

Medical BibliographyHalakhic References, Aharonim and Contemporary Poskim