INDEXINDEX
- [Baby, care of the]:
- Abdomen, shape of, at birth, [105;]
- advice in care of baby, [377-78];
- bathing, [107-8], [111-12], [190-201];
- bed for, arrangement of, [108], [115];
- bouncing harmful, [226];
- bowels and bladder, training of, [242];
- breast of baby, care of, [229];
- buttocks, care of, [200];
- chafing, how prevented, [201], [333];
- chest, shape of, [105];
- circumcision, when desirable, [110];
- clothing of the, [108];
- constipation, [279];
- cord, dressing of, [107];
- diet after first year, [245-47];
- ears, treatment of, [198-99];
- exercise of baby, [223];
- eyes, treatment of, [107], [198-99];
- falls, to be prevented, [228];
- feeding the, [109];
- genitals of the, how cared for, [110], [200];
- habits to be guarded against, [378];
- hair, treatment of, [201], [233];
- handling, [111];
- head, treatment of, [104], [233], [344];
- legs of, at birth, [105];
- lifting the baby, how accomplished, [228];
- mouth, treatment of, [199];
- necessities for newborn baby, [60]-[61], [64];
- nose, treatment of, [198-99];
- pulse and respiration, [105];
- putting to sleep, [127], [217];
- registration of birth of, [113];
- respiration, how started at birth, [105-6];
- second summer, care during, [230];
- skin of baby, [106];
- stools, regulation of, [142];
- temperature of baby, [226];
- the "spoiled" baby, [128];
- things bad for babies, list of, [377];
- treatment of baby during and after birth, [67], [69];
- umbilicus, how cared for, [112];
- urine of baby, [109], [223];
- warmth necessary, [225];
- water, how and when administered, [140], [222];
- weight of baby at birth, [106];
- when to give first feeding, [70].
- See also [Colic]; [Crying]; [Nursery]; [Nursing the baby]; [Sleep]; [Urine];
- see also under several diseases
- Babyhood, [1]
- Backache,
- Bathing the baby, toilet, etc., [190-201].
- Bed for baby.
- Bed-wetting, [328].
- Birthmarks, discussion of, [16], [17], [18], [40], [338]
- Bites, of dogs, snakes, cats, etc., [349]
- Blindness, precautions to avoid, in new-born infant, [69], [331].
- Blisters (fever), [338]
- Blood-pressure, [46];
- Boils, [337]
- [Bottle feeding],
- additional foods, [153];
- bottle, preparation of, [149];
- ice-box, home-made, [148];
- intervals between meals, [153];
- nipple, how withdrawn, [152];
- position of baby during feeding, [150-51];
- quantity of food, [148];
- refrigeration a necessity, [148];
- rules for, [154];
- schedule for, [147];
- stomach, capacity of, [148];
- time allowance for, [152];
- traveling, food for baby while, [153];
- treatment of baby after, [152];
- water, when and how administered, [147]
- Bowel, prolapse of the, [283]
- Bow legs, how avoided, [228]
- Bran bread, recipes for, [448]
- Bravery, how to instil in a child, [382-84]
- Breasts,
- Bronchitis, [304]
- Bruises, [354]
- Burns, [358]
- Calisthenics, how applied, [244]
- Caretaker (for children), [376-77]
- Carriages and go-carts, [227]
- Chafing, [333].
- Chicken-pox, [294-95]
- Chilblains, [356]
- Child culture, [1]
- Cleft palate, [341]
- [Clothing the baby],
- bands, [204];
- booties, [206];
- caps, [210];
- diapers, [204];
- errors in clothing, [208];
- layette, the, [203-208];
- nightgowns, wrappers, and slips, [207];
- rules for, [212];
- shirts, [204];
- shoes, [210];
- short clothes, [209];
- skirts and petticoats, [206];
- sleeping-bag, [207];
- stockings, [206];
- suggestions for, [202];
- suits for play, [210];
- winter garments, [211];
- wraps, [210]
- Clubfoot, [342]
- Colds, [300], [301]
- [Colic], causes and treatment of, [129-32], [142], [274]
- Confinement,
- Constipation,
- Contagious diseases,
- how contracted, [285];
- incubation period of various, [287];
- spread of, [286].
- See also under various diseases
- Convulsions, [326]
- Coughing, [255]
- Cramps, [41]
- Croup, [306]
- [Crying],
- abnormal, [124];
- birth cry, [123];
- cause of, [132];
- colicky cry, [129];
- fretful cry, [125];
- habit cry, [127];
- healthy crying, [123];
- hunger cry, [124];
- illness cause of, when, [129];
- pain cry, [126];
- "spoiled-baby" crying, [128];
- temper cry, [128];
- thirst cry, [124]
- Cuts, wounds, etc., [353]
- Deaf-mutism, [331]
- Deafness, [302]
- Deformities, causes of, [17]
- Delivery, calculation of date of, [5], [6]
- Depressors, function of, [9], [15]
- Determiners, function of, [9], [15]
- Development of child, [240]-[41]
- [Diarrhoea], [185], [280]
- [Diet]:
- Appetite, improvement of the, [401];
- assimilation, [360];
- baby, diet of, [245-47];
- cellulose, [365];
- eating between meals, [368];
- elimination, [360-62];
- fats, [364];
- food requirement (daily), [369];
- foods, full value of, [366];
- for children, [367];
- fruit sugars, [363];
- hygiene, [400];
- mineral salts, [364];
- nutrition, [362];
- proteins, [363];
- starches, [363];
- treatment of child, daily program for, [402-4];
- water, [365].
- See also [Feeding the baby]; [Nursing the baby]
- [Digestion]:
- Disorder of, chronic indigestion, [275];
- stomach, disordered, [278];
- stomatitis or thrush, [279];
- vomiting, [274].
- See also under various diseases
- Diphtheria, [296]
- Discipline, methods of, [316-22]
- Dislocations and fractures, [254]
- Doctor, choice of, [55]
- Earache, [351]
- Ears, running, [299]
- Eclampsia, [47], [48];
- Eczema, [334-35]
- Embryonic development, [11], [12]
- Enema, how administered, [280]
- Exercise, necessity of, during pregnancy, [27]
- Exercise of baby, [223]
- Eye infections, [298]
- Eyes, ears, and nose,
- Fainting, [359]
- Fear, overcoming of, in children, [380-82]
- Feeble-mindedness, [331]
- [Feeding] the baby:
- Bottle-fed baby, healthy characteristics of, [178];
- changes in food to be gradual, [179];
- constipation, how treated, [185], [279];
- diarrhoea, cause of, [185], [280];
- dissatisfaction, signs of, [181];
- flatulence, [182];
- formula, choice of, for, [178];
- infant foods, [187-89];
- mistakes in formulas, [180];
- mixed feeding, [186];
- overfeeding, [183];
- vomiting, [182];
- weight of baby, [183].
- See also [Diet]; [Milk]; [Nursing the baby]
- Fertilization, process of, [8], [9]
- Fever, [264].
- Flatulence.
- "Flour ball," how prepared, [175]
- Foods,
- Freckles, [336]
- Frostbites, [356]
- Habits, inculcation of good, [380-89]
- Harelip, [341]
- Headache,
- in children, [326];
- relief for, during pregnancy, [45];
- sign of auto-intoxication during pregnancy, [47]
- Heartburn, care for, [36]
- Hemorrhoids, treatment of, [41]
- Heredity,
- Hip-joint disease, [343]
- Hives, [336]
- Homemaking, [370-75]
- Hookworm, [278]
- Hospital,
- recommended for confinement, [55-56];
- requisites for, [60]
- Housekeeping, [370-75]
- Hygiene,
- Hysteria, prevention of, [315]
- Kissing the baby, precautions against, [224]
- [Labor],
- analgesia in, [86];
- anesthesia in, [84]-92;
- bath, preliminary, [64];
- care of mother during and after, [67-68];
- chloroform and ether, administration of, [91];
- duration of, [65];
- duties of nurse before and during, [67];
- "false pains" in, [66];
- fear in, importance of allaying, [84];
- laughing gas (nitrous oxid), administration of, [85];
- effect of, [87];
- pain of, [71], [84-85];
- preparations for, [64-65], [67], [72-73];
- progress of, [65];
- second stage of, [66];
- "sunrise slumber" in, [84-90];
- symptoms of approaching, [64];
- third stage of, [66];
- "twilight sleep" in, [71-72], [73-83];
- what to do in, before arrival of doctor, [67]
- Layette. See [Clothing of baby]
- Leucorrhea, relief for, [37-38]
- Lice, [339]
- Lime water, use of, in baby's food, [173]
- Lochia, the, [97]
- [Lying-in period], the, [93];
- abdominal binder, [97];
- "after-pains," [95];
- bowels, care of, [98];
- breast binder, [97];
- "cold-mitten friction" during, [95];
- cystitis, how avoided, [100];
- diet, rules for the, [98];
- getting up from bed, when to be permitted, [99];
- hemorrhage, treatment of, [100];
- infection, advice for treatment of, [100];
- lochia, the, [97];
- nipples, care of, [98];
- nurse, duties of, during, [93];
- pneumonia, how avoided, [100];
- rest and exercise during, [94];
- temperature of mother, [96];
- toilet of the vulva, [96]
- Malaria, [346]
- Maternal instinct, the, [1]
- Maternal impressions, explained and discussed, [16]
- Measles, [293-94]
- Medical supervision in early days of pregnancy, [2]
- Medicine chest, the, [270]
- Meningitis, [329]
- Menstruation,
- cessation of, a sign of pregnancy, [4];
- cessation of, due to other causes than pregnancy, [4];
- passage of ovum at time of, [9].
- See also [Pregnancy]
- [Milk],
- acidity, how counteracted, [158];
- analysis of cow's, [156];
- analysis of mother's, [156];
- annatto, test for, [159];
- boiling, when necessary, [161];
- bottled milk, care of, [163];
- bottles, care of, [166];
- buttermilk, when used, [174;]
- certified milk, [161];
- condensed milk, how used, [175];
- cow's milk, modification of, [157];
- cream gauge, [158];
- cream, gravity of, [172];
- dairy, essentials of a good, [159];
- "flour ball," the, [175];
- food, special, [175];
- formulas for feeding, [171], [173];
- goat's milk, use of, [157];
- herd milk desirable, [159];
- lactometer, [158];
- lime water, use of, [173];
- "modification" of cow's milk, [165];
- nipples, care of, [166];
- pasteurization of, [162];
- peptonized, [174];
- preparation of, [168-70];
- schedule for feeding, [171];
- seven per cent milk, [173];
- spores, how guarded against, [163];
- sterilization of, [162];
- sugar, use of, with, [157];
- "top-milk" formula, [172];
- whey, how used, [176].
- See also [Feeding the baby]
- Milk crust, [198]
- [Miscarriage],
- Monstrosities, causes of, [17]
- Moral training of child, [415-24]
- [Morning sickness],
- Mothercraft, 1;
- Motherhood,
- characterized, [1];
- preparation for, [2]
- Mouth of baby, care of, [199]
- Mouth wash for use during pregnancy, [30]
- "Mulberry Mass," the, [11]
- Mumps, [291]
- Nails, ingrowing, [342]
- Nature, lessons from, in teaching children, [405-12]
- Navel, bleeding from the, [284]
- Nervousness,
- Nervous system, absence of connection between, of mother and child, [18]
- Nitrous oxid, effects of, [87-90]
- Nosebleed, [352]
- Nurse, choice of, [56-57]
- [Nursery],
- bath equipment, [121];
- bed, arrangement of, [108], [115], [119];
- cleanliness, necessity for, [122];
- equipment of, [114];
- heating and ventilation, [115];
- lighting, [120];
- refrigerator, [268];
- sleeping blanket, [118];
- ventilation of, [120]
- [Nursing the baby],
- caked breasts, [136-37];
- diet of mother, [135];
- foods to be avoided by mother, [136];
- hygiene of nursing mother, [134];
- importance of, [133];
- irritability of mother, effect of, [142];
- mastitis (caked breast), treatment for, [100];
- milk supply, how increased, [143];
- mixed feeding, [186];
- mother's milk, constituents of, [139];
- overheating of mother to be guarded against, [142];
- position of mother when, [141];
- regularity in feeding, [141];
- sore nipples, how treated, [138];
- stools, regulation of, [142];
- successful or unsuccessful, how determined, [142-43];
- time of first feeding, [139];
- to be avoided, when, [144];
- water, administering, [140];
- wet nurse, the, [145].
- See also [Bottle feeding]; [Diet]
- Ovary, the, [8]
- Ovum, development of, into foetus, [11], [12]
- Paralysis, infantile, [330]
- Parents, relation of to children, [413]-[24]
- Pernicious vomiting.
- Physician, selection of, for treatment during pregnancy, [21-22]
- Pigeon toe, [342]
- Placenta, role of, [18]
- Play and recreation, [390]-[91]
- Playmates of children, [311]
- Pneumonia, [307]
- Poisons and antidotes, [356]-[58]
- Pott's disease, [343]
- [Pregnancy]:
- Bathing, necessity of, during, [29];
- blood-pressure in, [49], [50], [52];
- breasts, care of the, [33];
- cheerful anticipation, advantages of, [4];
- clothing appropriate during, [22];
- constipation, how avoided during, [31-33], [40];
- convulsions, treatment for, [48];
- craving for special food, in, [40];
- diet during, [24 ff.];
- dizziness during, [47];
- duration of, [5], [12];
- exercise, necessity of, [27];
- fresh air, necessity of, [29];
- goitre in, [42];
- hemorrhoids, treatment of, [41];
- hygiene of, [21 ff.];
- irritation of the bladder, [37];
- kidney complications, [3];
- medical supervision in early days of, [2];
- mental state during, how regulated, [33];
- miscarriage, danger of, at seventh month, [39];
- morning sickness, remedies for, [35];
- progress of, [11], [12];
- quickening, [5];
- resentfulness of mother, consequences of, [3];
- rest, necessity of, [28];
- signs of, [4];
- swellings in, [42], [47];
- teeth, care of, during, [30];
- urine, diminution of, [47];
- urine, testing of, [30];
- vision, blurring of, the, [47];
- water, necessity of, in, [26].
- See also [Abortion]; [Miscarriage]
- Puerperium.
- Saint Vitus' Dance, [330]
- Saliva, flow of, not indicative of teeth-cutting, when, [233]
- Scalds, [358]
- Scarlet fever, [292-93]
- Scurvy, [344]
- Senses of new born baby, [232], [233]
- Shortening clothes of baby.
- [Sickness of the child]:
- Abdomen in sickness, [254];
- breathing, [256];
- chest in sickness, [254];
- convalescence, [272-73];
- cough, the, [255];
- cry of infant in sickness, [255];
- disinfectants for sick room, [269];
- examination of sick child, [260];
- facial expression, [254];
- feeding directions, [259];
- fever, [264];
- gestures indicating sickness, [253];
- head indicates sickness, [254];
- medicine chest, the, [270];
- medicines, [263];
- mouth, the, [257];
- nurse, the, [251];
- nursing records, [262];
- patent medicines, [271];
- position of, in sickness, [252];
- pulse, the, [257];
- sick room, location of, etc., [266];
- skin color, [253];
- stools, the, [258];
- swallowing, [258];
- temperature and pulse, [263];
- temperature, the, [257];
- treatment of sick child, [261];
- urine, the, [258].
- See also under several diseases
- Skin troubles, [333]
- [Sleep]:
- Air, supply of fresh, [213-17], [219];
- bed-clothes, [219];
- bedtime for baby, [218];
- daily naps, [221];
- food, effect of, on, [220];
- position of baby in, [218];
- putting baby to, [127], [217];
- requirements of, by baby, [217];
- soothing syrups, [220];
- waking up in night, [219]
- Smallpox, [295]
- Soothing syrups, [220]
- Sore throat, [302]
- Spasms, [326]
- Speech of baby, [243]
- Sperm, blending of, with ovum, [11]
- Spinal curvature, [342-44]
- Spoiling the child, [310]
- Sprains, [355]
- Stools of baby, [184], [185]
- Stream of life, the, [8]
- Sucking habits in baby, to be guarded against, [224], [378]
- Suggestion, effect of, [19], [380-89]
- Summer complaint, [278].
- Sunrise slumber.
- Suppressors, function of, [9], [15]
- Swallowing of bones, buttons, etc., [350]
- Syphilis, [346], [347]
- Teeth, care of, during pregnancy, [30]
- Teething, [234-37];
- suggestions for treatment during, [237]
- Thrush, [279]
- Tonsils, diseased, [303];
- Toys, selection of, [230]
- Tuberculosis, [346]
- Twilight sleep.
- Twitchings, 327.
- Typhoid fever, [288-91]
- Umbilical cord, function of, [18]
- Uremic poisoning.
- [Urine]:
- Albumin and casts in, [47], [50];
- bed-wetting, [328];
- diminution of, during pregnancy, [47];
- disturbance in, a sign of pregnancy, [4], [5];
- eclampsia, [3];
- examination of, [3];
- irritation of the bladder, [37];
- retention of, by child, [328];
- testing of, during pregnancy, [30], [42], [45], [49], [55];
- toxemia, indications of, [48];
- uremic poisoning, [3];
- urinating after labor, [97];
- urination of baby, [223];
- urine an index of disease or sickness, [258].
- See also [Pregnancy]; [Sickness of child]
- Uterus, entrance of fertilized ovum into, [9], [10]
- Walking of baby, [244]
- Warts, [338]
- Water:
- Administered to baby, when, [222];
- necessity of, during pregnancy, [26], [45], [48], [50];
- part played by in nutrition of body, [365]
- Water on brain, [331]
- Weaning:
- Weight of baby, [183], [238-39]
- Whooping cough, [297]
- Worms, [276]