Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-09
ABY-SAv|NGDAY
IS OBSERVED IN
CITY or BOSTON
Over One-thlrd Of Total Num-
Der Of Small Children That
Die Remain Alive Less Than.
One Month.

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Boston. Nov h. "Baby-saving
day was observed IN number OF
churches here today In connection
with the arrangement Tor the fifth
annual meeting OF the American As
sociatlon for study and Prevention Of
Infant Mortality. to be held in Boston
this week. The meeting Will bring
together specialists In baby saving
from all parts Of the countrywide
tors. health offIcefs. nurses. teachers
aud social workers.
Prenatal care" Is 10 be emphasized
at the meeting. The vital stutlsti-
clans say over onc-thlrd OF the total
number OF babies who die during a
year stay in this world less than q
month. The experts believe that the
lives Of many Of these babies would
be saved II there was proper prenatal
care. This II being done by the es-
adjustment Of obstctrical clinics in
connection with hospitals or the work
of baby-saving organizations. and by
carefully supervised instruction by
visiting nurses of the cxpectant moth
crs. In their own homes.
Mrs. Max West Of the federal chill
drcn's bureau VIII show. in a report
that has been prepared under the aus
pieces OF the bureau, how the recogni-
ton Of the Importance Of this work
has been steadily increasing. until now
over 40 ORGANIZATIONS in 80 or more
cities are doing It Systematically as
an integral part OF their baby saving
activities. .Dr..sA- u. Emmons II Of
Boston viii describe the resources for
giving prenatal care. and DIR. J. Whit !
ridge Williams Of Baltimore. profess
sor of obstetrics and dean Of the J
Johns Hopkins Medical school. the
president OF the association. will dis /
cuss. In his presidential address, the
possibilities and limitations OF pre-
natal care. There will also be dis /,
russions of the need Of adequate ma
lernity hospital service. and at
charges which viii be adaptable to
Incomes OF an chssas Those who
viii take part viii Include DIR. Mary
Bsdtimsre: DR.. w w.
Chapman OF Montreal. DR.. Edward
Reynolds OF Boston and DR.. Il. r.
Davis of Philadelphia.
Another feature OF the baby saving
program that viii have special at
entlon IL the baby welfare consulta-
ion," which has been established IN
many places as means of keeping
veil babies we'll Medical directors,
nurses and social workers who are
specially interested In these weekly
md visiting nurse, Will exchange ex-
,crienecs as to the ways by which
he mothers who come TO such clinics
AN be best advised as TO the care of
themselves and their babies. Over
20 societies are engaged In work OF
his sort In different parts OF the
,ountry.s
DR.. L. Emmett Holt and DR. Henry
}. Chaplin of New York will show
low few chances the founding has
o long az he remains an "institu-
ional baby. Dr. II. J. Gerstenberger
Il Cleveland will describe some OF
he ways In which other countries.
lotably Austria and Germany. care
or these institutional babies and
Dr. J, II. NJ. Knox. Jr.. of Baltimore.
vill tell Of the success that has fol-
owed the establishment of foster
ZONES.
An exhibition illustrating methods
u baby-saving will be held ct the
soston public library.