Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-07
MorHERcRAFr TRAINING.

When Sir Arthur Newsholme was
retired from the position OF chief
medical officer Of the government
health department Of England and
Wales he came to the United States
ana remained At Johns Hopkins hos
pltal studying our sytems and teach
Ing our health officers for q year.
shortly before his return he do.
liyered a lecture In Philadelphia on
the needs In America, II the women
should demand a campaign 10 mako
safer the lives OF women in confine-
ment and babies being born and In
the first weeks Of life.
He recommended maternity homes
In small towns and country districts,
skilled maternity service. more ma
ternity hospitals In cities and more
prenatal work.
The best plan" he said. "for
securing an ante-natal clinic ID 70
begin with a post-natal clinic for
mothers and infants. for all post
natal care 10 prenatal care for the
next infant.
Diagnosis and treatment OF syph-
Ills during pregnancy regard az one
OF the greatest gains obtsinable from
the ante-partum observation Of
mothers"
The above Ia taken from the Sur
vcy OF Prenatal Care In Chicago" by
the Community trust.
Note the first part OF tho quota
tion. In which recommendation Ia
made that the mothercraft instruc-
tion begin with the mother OF the
young babe.
More than once have quoted
from the Southern Medical Journal
accounts OF the care given TO newly
born babes In a New Orleans ma
ternity service. In the main. both of
these suggestions relate to services
by physicians and trained nurses.
Whether II be the pregnant woman
awaiting confinement or the mother
Of newly born babe. that woman Is.
herself. the keeper Of the outer door
the first line Of defense.
II she II intelligent. alert and
somewhat trained In mothercraft, she
is much moro liable to seek tho coun-
sci OF her physician and nurse early
than will otherwise be the case.
Therefore. In most cities there are
now classes in mothercraft. con-
Quoted by the health department
members OF these classes are girls In
the upper grades. The rule Is that
these classes are voluntary.
The course Of instruction goes be-
yond the instruction given In the
course on domestic science and
trains the girls in caring for babies
and even older children. The in
structors use manikins.
The Chicago Home for Girls Is
able to 60 one step farther and
teach It's girls mothercraft, and have
them make use Of their own babies
instead Of manikins.
This worthy institution is one OF
the group organized to take care OF
pregnant, unmarried women. A
large part of their clientele Is young
girls.
Wherever they are. the death rate
among illegitimate children Is high.
To overcome this tendency, this
home gives prenatal care. The cases
are cared for during confinement at
Wesley hospital. After confinement
the girls return to the home with
their babies, and at the home are
given a regular course OF instruc.
ton. plus a course In practical
mothercraft. Il
Were this plan more widespread
the death rate OF illegitimate babies
would not be so high.
Furthermore, since in all large
families the older girls nurse the
younger children, II every public
school had a course in mothercraft
the general infant mortality rate
would fall.
Please. Is This Puzzle?
B. T. writes: II. After q goiter
has been removed by surgical opera
ton, does it ever come back?
20. If a man eats meal weigh
ing three pounds will he weigh