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269. Training Schools for Midwives have been established at the Government Hospitals, Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospital, Tung Wah Hospital, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and the H.K. Sanatorium and Hospital.
270. The course of training is as follows:-
(a) for those who have less than two years general training, two years at a Maternity Hospital recognised as such by the Board.
(b) for those who have had two years training in general nursing, one year at a recognised maternity hospital.
(c) for those who are Registered Nurses (by examination) under the Nurses Registration Ordinance, Hong Kong, six months at such Maternity Hospital as aforesaid.
271. During the year seventy-four candidates satisfied the examiners at the Midwives Board Examinations and were certified.
272. The total number of names on the Midwives Register at the end of 1936 was 404 as compared with 330 in 1935.
GOVERNMENT MIDWIVES.
273. There are fifteen Government midwives, six of whom are attached to Chinese Public Dispensaries at Shaukiwan, Aberdeen, Yaumati, Shamshuipo and Kowloon City, and the remainder to Government Dispensaries at Sham Tseng, Un Long, Ko Tung, Tai Po, Tai O and Sai Kung.
274. The services of Government midwives are free and are available to the poor for confinements in their own homes.
275. Government midwives are responsible for the welfare of mother and child throughout the puerperium and for this purpose must make daily visits for a period of seven days after the confinement. During the year they made 14,890 such visits during which 14,270 baby washings were carried out.
276. Whenever complications arise the midwives call in the Medical Officers attached to the various dispensaries and in case of necessity send the patients to hospital by ambulance.
277. In 1936 the total number of cases attended by Government midwives was 2,212, these cases including 8 abortions, 10 miscarriages, 29 premature births and 46 stillbirths. 52 patients were sent to hospital, mostly owing to delayed labour.
278. Of the live-births 7 infants died during the first week mostly on account of prematurity. The maternal mortality was nil as complicated cases were sent to hospital.
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