The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
so WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN
 THE HOSPITAL

so WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN
 THE HOSPITAL
 I like your column BUT (writes Mrs. F. S) I think you do not see the woman's side in your articles on hospital versus home for, mater nity cases. (Note by or Doc Brady: I'd rather have a baby at home, that is, if I had a place, be 1t ever so humble, I could call home).
 am only one woman but have tried both ways and l give my vote for the hospital because
 1. We get rest for ten days
 after the birth
 g. Not knowing which baby is
 squalling we can shut our ears
 and let the nurse worry
 3. Pleasant surroundings and new
 ideas
 {. Our husbands and families
 miss us so much and are SO
 glad to get us back
 5. We are ready and willing to
 take over, after that tedious
 nine months of waiting and
 nine short holidays.
 admit I don't know much about the asepsiS end of 1t, but we love our husbands and don't blame them suffering needlessiy by being pres- ent. They'll get pains enough in providing for the additional mem- Der of the family. Add to that the fact that husbands must assume a measure of responsibility while we are at the hospital, that is, respon- sibility for the rest of the family, and generally they have enough without this extra care.
 Tn the hospital we are rid of the care, the laughing, screaming, quarreling and noise of our own children or the neighbors' and the worry of the general household, all of which penetrates the stoutest walls and gets past the strictest and most capable nurse or house. maid to the mother. (Mrs. F. s.
 Oh, well, then, Ma'am if you want to put 1t that way, all right, we'll have this one in the hospital, but I'm afraid I'll have to reshuffle the cards and name a different fee for the delivery, no, not more than I'd charge you for delivery at home, but less, since 1t is easier to deliver patient in the hospital than in the average home. But that isn't the reason why I'd prefer to have a baby at home if I were in your place, Ma'am, I'd feel safer there than I would in tn average hospital, that's the reason.
 Moreover, I think you baby and pamper your husband, Ma'am. Whatever the responsibilities or cares or worries of his occupation may be, 1t will do @ good thing for the man to pinch hit for mother, for a little while, whether mother is at the hospital or enjoying Q little outing for herself in the coun- try, at the beach, in town or at sea. As for the suffering of the hus- band from the mere duty of re- maining at his wife's side through out the miracle, I am sure you are wrong about that, Ma'am. From every point of view it is far better that the husband should remain with his wife like man and not permit any one to assign him the role of stooge or sap as in the movies.
 But. after all, I've never actual ly had a baby and I'm afraid never shall now. Perhaps I should defer to those who have had m. There must be some women who prfer to have their babies at home, even if home is not exactly a palace.
 Exercise
 If you could devote only five min- utes a day to exercise (assuming you were tied to a desk every day) what form of exercise would you do? GA. Fl
 Answer-Id do two dozen somer- saults-it takes thirty seconds to do dozen, as I have timed myself and a couple of the movements of the Last Brady Symphony, say the described and illustrated in "The ' Keys to Vite." For copy of this booklet send twenty live cents and 1-cent stamped envelope bearing your address. Any one has time to roll half a dozen sonaer- saults on the floor first thing in the morning and another half dozen just before hitting the hay at night. Not much in the way of exercise, but sosnersaults counteract to a con- siderable degree t he ill effects of long sitting or standing. SonneTsault instructions in Invitation to the 5Omersaultauqua" mailed on request lf you provide stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Drug Clerk PathOiogist
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