The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-18
THE MOTHERS BLOOD IS
 THE RABY'S

In the human embryo, which can- not be distinguished from that of other animals in the first month, the heart appears by the fourth week and has four distinct cavities and is covered by it's pericardiurn. The heart becomes functionally ace tive by the third week of embryonic life. The mothers blood, of course, supplies all of the nutriment and the oxygen required by the growing child and carries away for excre. tion all of the carbon dioxide and other waste matter formed by the process of growth.
 So from conception to birth the blood of the mother is the baby's blood and the quality or character of the mothers blood affects the childs health as much as it does her own health.
 If the mother takes a little drink, or indulges in tobacco, SO does the baby. It is pretty well known that tobacco and alcohol are dangerous to young children in any dose. Some doctors permit expectant mothers to smoke and drink in moderation If they are accustomed to indulg- ing. believe it is invariably harm- full to the unborn child. A woman's capacity to nurse her baby is cer- tainly impaired by even moderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages. It would seem then that the expec- tant infant should have the benefit of the doubt.
 There should be no restrictions in the diet, no avoidance of this or that item which the woman ordi- narily enjoys, except by direction of the physician. As a rule the daily menu should include from a pint to quart of milk, eggs, two or more fresh vegetables, a salad or green leafy relish, and whatever fresh fruit may be available. The woman's own inclination may deter mine how much meat, bread, sweets she shall eat. The items mentioned are particularly important because they furnish elements which are required in greater abundance by the pregnant woman, namely, cal- cium and phosphorus, iron, vita- mins. Tn most instances a prophy- tactic iodin ration should be taken throughout pregnancy; the use of iodized salt in place of plain salt may suffice, though I believe the pregnant woman may well take Q | drop of tincture of iodin in a little | water once week, whether she | uses iodiZed salt or not The foods mentioned furnish | some vitamins, but probably not enough for the requirements of mother and child. It is the general practice of physicians to prescribe | for the prospective mother Q daily dose of vitamin D concentrate .-l the same as is universally done now for the infant in the first year--to | prevent rickets, and to favor devel- opment of sound teeth, and to pro- tect the mothers bones and teeth | from being robbed of calcium by the baby. Formerly fsh-liver oil was the vitamin D carrier for this | purpose. Now there are number of 1 synthetic vitamin D concentrates available, which have the advantage of smaller doses Ca few drops com- pared with spoonfuls) and better taste; but most of them have the disadvantage of greater expense, though one or two may be had at reasonable cost.
 The expectant mother requires four or five times as large daily ration of vitamin B as the ordinary woman does. If she doesn't get it, her infant is more likely to suffer with pyloric stenosis, hemorrhagic disease and weakness of the diges- tive function. Wheat germ and brewers yeast are the richest sources of vitmain B. The diet should include some of one or both daily.
 Digestion of Eggs
 Which contains the most nutri- ment, boiled, fried or raw egg? .. l CD. c. O.
 Answer-Co Cooking does not change the nutritive value of egg. Perhaps egg cooked as you prefer is more readily digested than raw egg. Part of the albumen (white) of raw egg passes through the digestive tract unchanged. undigested.
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