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Maternal Deaths

Preventable

Loss Of Life May Be Cut By Half

PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE

Recommendations which, it is examination by a doctor during the claimed, will reduce maternal mor-early months of pregnancy, and tality in England by 50 per cent. that in cases where it appears that are made in the final report of the further childbirth will endanger Departmental Committee on life medical advice should be given Maternal Mortality and Morbidity. an to the prevention of pregnancy.

Criticisms. "The primary essential for the reduction of a high maternal mor

Strong criticisms of the existing

tality, states the report, "is sound maternity service are contained in midwifery. before, during, and the report. It is stated that there after childbirth, and this does not is a serious lack of facilities for chiefly depend upon administrative training' idents, that post- arrangements or the expenditure graduate facilities for doctors are of public money."

inadequate, and that older practi-

The Committee was appointed tioners have the greatest difficulty by Mr. Neville Chamberlain when in obtaining practical instruction he was Minister of Health in 1928. in modern ante-natal work. Fur It has scrutinised the underlying thermore, little encouragement is causes of the deaths of nearly given to young obstetricians and 6,000 women in childbirth. Preva-gynaecologists to establish them- lent conditions in various parts of selves in the non-teaching" provin- England have been examined, and special attention has been given to the midwifery and obstetric ser vices provided in e Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.

cial centres.

There is a need, it is stated, for much better instruction of mid- wives in antenatal care and nurs ing methods.. Except in certain rural areas aere is no organised "False hopes would be raised if service of niidwives with adequate.j it were auggested that all maternal status, and traditions of its own; deaths are preventable," the Com-and the Independent midwife is mittee explain. "Changes in social often harassed by financial life necessary to raise the standard | anxiety.

of health and physical development į The Committee deplore the fact of the women of the cation can that untrained handywomen are come only with time; great ad-still extensively employed સ vances in medical Knowledge must maternity nurses. They also de be made before many of the risksplore the lack of ante-natal super”. of childbirth can be eliminated; vision by general practitioners and even then the factor of human midwives, and they state that there fallibility will remain.

is an urgent need in hospitals for more beds for ante-natal abnor malities and for the "admission of

cases of aepeis at an early stage.

Causes of Mortality. "Nevertheless we are confirm. ed in the opinion expressed in

Among the recommendations put our Interim Report that at least forward by the Committee for the half the deaths which have come improvement of maternity services under review could have been

No.. handy. are the following i prevented had due forethought

woman should ever be employed as been exercised by the expectanta maternity nurse, and a trained mother and her attendants,

nurse should always be available reasonable degree of skill been to carry out maternity nursing in brought to bear upon... the

cases attended by a doctor, or a management of the case,

and medical student working under a adequate facilities for treatment doctor. been provided and utilised."

Care During Pregnancy. Owing to the danger of puér-

The

of the care

patient peral infection, and in view of the during pregnancy should, when- accumulating 'evidence of the dan-ever possible, be undertaken ger of droplet infection from the by the

who person month and nose of attendants and be responsible for the delivery. others, the use of maska is, strong Cases' of puerperal sepals should ly advised:

not be treated on the premises of maternity hospital unless The Committee were impressed a by the steady growth of evidence separate block. separate nursing In support of the view that such and ward staff, and separate staff streptococci were frequently, if not accommodation' are provided.

Cases of abortion should not be usually transferred to the woman

will

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MENU SUGGESTIONS FOR TO-MORROW.

Breakfast. Sliced Bananas. Prepared Cereal French Toast

Milk

Syrup

Coffee

Tiffin. Cream of Carrot Soup "Fimento Cheese Sandwiches,

Vanilla Ice Cream Oatmeal Cookieg

MIIK

Tea

Dinner

Fish Steak

Egg Sauce

Scalloped Potatoes Buttered Green Beans Celery and Cabbage Salad Raisin Bread Peach Ice Box Cake

Lemon Sauce

Coffee

HINTS FOR SUMMER CARE OF SKIN.

Hot Weather Trials Of Womankind.

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During hot weather it is neces- sary to take extra care to keep the akin clear and freshlooking. The heat makes the pores open and there is a tendency to perspire. The perspiration clogs up the pores un- less it is very thoroughly removed each day. Warm water and an emollient soap are necessary.

A good face powder applied over a suitable vanishing cream is a protection against dust and heat."

To keep the blood pure and cool

it is wise to avoid heating foods, Cakes, pastries and sweets should be put on the list of items to be avolded, and it is wise to drink

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

CHICKEN IS DISH FOR SEPTEMBER. Grilled Variety Is Excellent Fare,

"There's nothing better than chicken to serve for the main course

In September. And it will be parti-)

GIRLS PREFERRED IN FACTORY.

Delicate Work In Record-Making.

London, Sept. 1.

At a reception given by the

cularly appreciated if you serve it Gramophone Co. recently, it was grilled, with

sauteed pineapple.

Figure on half a chicken for each stated that the H.M.V. factories ema serving. It is washed and dried, ploy 7,000 employees and 40, per. after being thoroughly cleaned, and cent. of them are women. broiled for about 20 or 80, minutes. |

To saute the pineapple, simply try

Over 1,100 miles of wire are used

slices of canned pineapple which every day for making coils, and one have been dipped in flour,, until they operation in the manufacture of a are a golden. brown. Butter is gramophone pick-up coil, which good to fry them in.

when completed is no larger than With this serve little light bis-two half pennies placed face to face,

cuits cut in different shapes. And

for a vegetable have potatoes au involves the winding of 1,100 turna gratin. They can be cooked in the of wire half the thickness of a over at the same time the chicken human hair,

Is brolling. Did you ever prepare

potatoes in this way? After the

"For this infnitely delicate, work-

potatoes are boiled and diced, pour girls are found to be far better a while sauce over them, and put adapted than men (one has only to them into a well-greased baking

nee the average man trying to dish, sprinkle with four tablespoons

of grated cheese and one cup of thread a needle to understand that) buttered crumbs. Put them in the but even a girl has to undergo oven to bake until the crumbs are long and expensive training before

brown.

NEW COATS OFTEN HAVE NO FUR.

New

she reaches the requisite.pro- ficiency. And then too often, some- body comes and marries "her and the Company must be- again. So often

over

coats and overcoats gin al are often without fur, or does this happen, that the Com- with small movable collar pany now keeps girls in reserve, "to

or cape. They have no waist- belt, but are marked at the waist- line by seam

fill weddings at the earliest

Stitching, but moment possibly. tons, darts. Shoulders are trimmed with wide scar? bands, held in place by buttons and crossed in front of the bodice. Pouch pockets may trim the front of the skirts below the waist with

SLEEVE FASHION.

Sleeves are cut on Raglan lines,

buttons to decorate them; and, but and bodices cling about the back... tons are also put decoratively on

bodices. Sleeves are long with and shoulder with the same grace as some fullness at the top.

the skirts cling about the hips.

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of fresh fruit. in childbirth from a source outside admitted to ordinary maternity her

Refreshing beverages made from interests of (Continued from previous Colunm) fresh citrous fruit, are excellent for body. That such wards. In the microbes are actually sprayed into economy, as well as to facilitate

own

the air by coughing neezing, specialist treatment of established where they do not spell of warm weather, instead of

gical departments should be keeping the body healthy during shouting, or even talking by those obstetric Conditions associated who carry them in the throat or with pregnancy, new materalty already exist and that such de drinking tea or coffee A nose, is no longer in doubt, it is commodation should, wherever partments should be staffed not by drink made of these wholesome added.

practicable, be associated with general surgeons but by obstet fruit is ideal, for its slightly acid It is also suggested that rubber general hospitals. Very large clans; and, while expressing the tang quenches the thirst, and the gloves should be used in the con- maternity units are considered dit desire that confidential inquiries mineral salts and vitamins it con duct of labbut, and that blood advantageous because the essen- into the circumstances of maternal talna really do benent the general transfusion services should be tial personal supervision is difficuls deprecate the institution of as the skin perspires moisture is

deaths. should be continued, they health to maintain." mora generally organised.

Furthermore, the Committes system of inquiry by coroner lost to the body, and this is replaced Other recommendations made think it advisable that gynaecolo into every maternal death as a when plenty of liquid food is taken are that all pregnant women

coroner into every maternal death especially in the form of whole should have a routine medicall/Continued at foot of next Column) as a matter of routine.

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