Maternity in Great Britain
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Here is a comprehensive study of nearly 14,000 cases of births during the week beginning March 3rd, 1946. The enquiry was sponsored by the Joint Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Population Investigation Committee, under the chairmanship of Professor James Young. Antenatal supervision, the places of confinement, and care during confinement, the relief of pain in childbirth, postnatal examinations, infant welfare centres, and the cost of childbearing, are discussed in considerable detail. There are chapters on prematurity, infant feeding, the expectant mother in gainful occupation, help in the house, illegitimacy, and a list of recommendations.
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