Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-11
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WILL DISCUSS PLAN
FOR REDUCING Rate
Of INFANT DEATHS

Boston, Nov. lJ.-"Baby-s aving
day" was observed in number Of
churches here today, in connection
with the arrangements for the 5th
annual meeting of the American Asso-
citation for Study and Prevention of
Infant Mortality, to be held in BOs.
ton this week. The meeting will bring
together specialists in baby-saving
from all parts of the country-dOctors
health Officers, nurses, teachers and
social workers.
Clinics to be Furnished.
"Pre-4 Natal Care: is to be emphasiZ
cd at the meeting. The vital Stats
ticians say over one-third Of the to-
It number of babies who die during
a year, stay in this world less than a
month. The experts believe that the
lives of many of these babies would
be saved if there was proper pre-
natal care. This is being done by the
establishment Of obstetrical clinics in
connection with hospitals for the work
of baby-saving organizations; and by
carefully supervised instruction by
visiting nurses Of the eXpectant
mothers, in their own homes.
Mrs. Max West OF the Federal
Children's Bureau will show, in re-
port that has been prepared under the
auspices of the Bureau, how the re-
cognition OF the importance of this
work has been steadily increasing,
until now over 40 organizations in 80
or more cities are doing it systematic
cally as an integral part of their baby
saving activities. DR.. A. B. Emmons,
End of Boston will describe the re-
sources for giving prenatal care; and
DR.. j. Whitridge Williams of Balu-
more, Professor of Obstetrics and
Dean of the Johns Hopkins Medical
School, the President of the Associa-
ton, will discuss, in his presidential
address, the possibilities and limita-
tons OF prenatal care. There will
also be discussions of the need Of
adequate maternity hospital service,
and at charges which will be adapt
able to incomes of all classes. Those
who will take part will include DR..
Mary Sherwood, Baltimore; DR.. w.
w. Chapman of Montreal; Dr.. Edward
"eynolds of Boston and DR.. f. p.
Davis of Philadelphia
Baby Welfare.
Another feature of the baby-saving
program thai will have special alter
ton is the 'Baby Welfare Consulta-
tion," which has been established in
many places as a means of keeping
we'll babies, well. Medical directors,
nurses and social workers who are es-
pecially interested in these weekly
conferences between doctor mother
and visiting nurse, will exchange ex-
periences as to the ways by which
the mothers who come to such health
clinics can be best advised as to the
care Of themselves and their babies.
over 100 societies are engaged in
work of this sort in different parts
of the country. aM.,..
DR.. l.. Emmett Holt, and Dr. Henry
D. Chaplin of New York. will show
how few chances the founding has so
long as he remains an institutional
baby" DR.. H. J.. Gerstenberger Of
Cleveland will described some of the
ways in which other countries, not.
ably Austria AMI Germany, care for
these institutional babies" and DR..
j. Fl. NJ. Knox, IT., of Baltimore, will
tell Of the success that has followed
the establishment of foster homes.
An exhibition illustrating methods
in baby-saving will be held at the
Boston Public Library.
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