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Dorothy Reed Mendenhall

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HOW TO REDUCE THE DEATH RATES OF MOTHERS AND BABIES

The generally recommended methods of attack on high infant and maternal mortality rates presuppose an attempt to reach all the mothers in the country if those with special needs are to be helped. Those methods include the following factors:

A Early and complete birth registration.
Births should be registered within 5 to 10 days after delivery. In cities there is no reason why births should not be registered within a week. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, until recently health commissioner of Chicago, reports that 95% of the births in that city for 1925 were recorded within the 10-day limit required there. In Newark, N.J. 95% of the . . . [Full Text]

B. Safeguarding the mother and baby through prenatal care.
C. Safeguarding the mother and baby at the time of childbirth.
D. Safeguarding the baby after birth.
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