Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-29
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH IS
ASSISTING WAR WIVES AND
Gil BABIES UNDER EMIC

give nursing instruction to the
mothers-tO-be. The plan pays for
maximum stay of IA days in the
hospital of the patients choice or
as recommended by her attending
physician. Home delivery nursing
service, and nursing service fol-
lowing delivery and return from
the hospital is provided through the
Visiting Nurses Association in
areas where they operate, and in
other places by community nurses
who are on a state roster main
tanned by the State Board of
Health for this purpose.
For infants who might be taken
sick from birth up to one year of
age, physicians services at home
OF office or in attendance at hos
pital, and disqualification can be
authorized for period of 3 weeks,
or longer if the condition of the in
FAINT justifies il. Infants i'll at home
may have the services of a gradu-
ate nurse.
EMIC For Low Pay Grades
EMIC is exclusively for the
wives and infants of service men
in the lower pay grades. 1878 or
less) and is made possible by
grants from the Federal govern
ment through the Children's Blu
reau, of the Dept. of Labor and
state health agencies. 1t was de-
signed for the purpose of relieving
anxiety among enlisted men as to
how the costs of maternity care
for their wives and infants will be
met in their absence from home
while in the armed forces, when,
for a great majority, their family
income has been lowered material
ly.
Delaware, DR.. Knight says, is
making every effort possible to
give aid to the wives of all men in
the lower grades who are living, or
have been living. in the state. A
more liberal Interpretation of the
law is now allowed by the Child
ren's Bureau, and DR.. knight
states that he has re-Opened a
humber of cases where previously
aid was refused because of some
technically.
Committee TO Review Gases
A committee has just been ap-
pointed to review applications
which have formerly been rejected
for one cause or another. Serving
on this committee are DR.. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary of
the State Board of Health, and DIR. |
Knight. representing the Board;
Mrs. Irene Luff. superintendent of |
Kent General Hospital, and DR.. |
Mary Allen. representing cooperat-
ing hospitals and physicians and
Miss Alberta Wilson. Director of |
the Division of Public Health
for the Board. represent
ing the nursing profession in Della
ware.
Once a maternity or infant case
is accepted, the care will be avail
able even though the father may be
killed in action or discharged
from the service. Wives are eligi-
BILE. DR.. knight points out. from
time the father is indicted and
given his serial number. The
Board works closely with the Home
Service Department of the Red
ross on many of these cases.
Hospitals Participating
Hospitals participating in the
EMIC plan and the number of ma
ernity or infant care cases they
nave cared for include:
Delaware Hospital. Wilmington,
1873, approximately.
Memorial Hospital. Wilmington,
lO7. approximately.
st. Francis Hospital. Wilmington,
10; approximately.
Wilmington General Hospital
321. approximately.
Kent General Hospital, Dover,
I55, approximately.
Beebe Hospital. Lewes. 1893, APP