Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-20
OKLAHOMA WOMEN
BOOST BABY WEEK
Timely Advice on the Care
of the Infant and the
Mother.
Bv DIR. JOHN W. DUKE
Estate Health Commlssloncr)

Estate Health CommlSsloheIJ
speciaI to The World.
GUTHRIE. Fcb. Naturally the
women OF oklahoma are taxing I'"i
npd lively interest ir Baby W'eN'
which win bc observed from "a ma
tion-widc standpoint early nc%t
month For several weeks the chll-
IRONS buroau of the United states de-
partmcnt OF labor has been ISSUING an
,>rrllent bulletin on the subject ol
habios i'm an effort to induce the pun
Ito to take such steps as VIII prevent
tho present enormous waste III ia
fnntiic life. due to lack OF hygiene
care of infants. NJ,
cusscd the baby after us piTtn,
cont bulletin deals with the hdpN ne
fore its birth. and offers much go"d
advice TO prospective mothers, say
Statistics show that many thou
sands of babies die every year III 'h'
early duVs of lie, either because 'n'N
were born prcmaturcf. or p''a lS'
they we're born too weak 10 huIN'N''
\ very large number OF them lose
th,ir lives because the mothers ala nor
have the proper care before tntS
were born. OF at the time OF emit
birth. Every woman expecting a habS
should have Succ care nS "lll result
I'm the birth Of healthy and happy
baby.
\ Light Diet.
A prospective mother needs a llsht'
nutritious diet of dgestible i"ou7'
such as she likes and her appeute u'-
nnnds. Fried and ~ easy f"odS
heavy puddings, and all heavy or un-
dcrdono pastries. or an excess oi any
ono article should BE eliminated from
hor diet. as well as anything Wh''n
she does not readily digest.
she should have n full movement
Of the bowels every day. ana Tor thlS
purpose should eat plenty OF laNaliNe
foods. rather than resort To mcdlclh'S'
She should have at least eight hours
sloen nt night. and another hour dur-
ing the day with all the bedroom WIN
dows omen If she has no out OF d"or
sleeping room. She should nave
s,stemntic exercise Inv the open AR
every day. spending the time plcaS-
antly In walking or in taking soitc
form of light exercise, except a' W.,
normal time of the menstrual poIIp''
when il Is better TO rest She shou'i
bc careful not to continue her eN'r-
ciso beyun the point when she ne
comes tired.
She should have daily tub or
sponrc bath having the water nclthoi
hot nor every cold aud should run the
skin vigorously attcrWard,
During the last cight weeks ol
prcgnpncy she needs special care iH'
nipulcs should have attention "'cU
Iuv according to directions given ~
n nuhli,ation Of the childrcus bureau
called "prcnatal care" which Is Scu
froc upon request to the rhlot ol lN'
childrcn's bureau. United states a..
pnrtncnt of labor. Washington u. I
Must Have Rest.
Throurhout this stage of preg-
nancy the mother should, as iar a'
possible. be spared all forms OF heaN\
and taxing Labor. I'm order that hri
strength may be built up in auuc'pn'
tion OF the coming demand upon II
The bdhys proper development AIS
d.nends lnrsclv upon the mothers
condition at this time since the bdnl
gains half his weight in the last elsn,
weeks Of pregnancy Therefore,, II
he is to be horn strong and healthN
a Is most important that the moihel
have plonty of good food, and he
SHARED undue work and WORRY
through this crucial period To hclp
the mother. 90 afford her opportunity
for rest and To relieve her NINA "l
any burden. may entail both expense
and trouble upon the family, but II
will bc rcpld "a thouslndfold IN lne
health of tEc mother and baby when
will result from the effort. not only
for the time being, hut forever after
ward
The mother of the expected baby
should be uNdcr the care of good
doctor as long before the hirth as
possible. in order that he may Walch
for ana cor-tct any untoWard syup-
toms that may arise.
In % city whcre the mother has not
only plenty of private physicians, but
hospitals. disucnsarics and clinics AT
lcr service { should be possible for