Thus, 50 per cent. of the deaths occurred either within the first month or from ante-natal or natal causes after the first month.
Of the 348 mothers, 86 (24·7 per cent.) lost children in the first year of life.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD MEMORANDUM
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
A complete scheme would comprise the following elements, each of which will, in this connection, be organised in its direct bearing on infantile health:
1. Arrangements for the local supervision of Midwives.
2. Arrangements for—
- Ante-Natal.
- (1) An ante-natal clinic for expectant mothers.
- (2) The home visiting of expectant mothers.
- (3) A maternity hospital or beds at a hospital, in which complicated cases of pregnancy can receive treatment.
3. Arrangements for—
- Natal.
- (1) Such assistance as may be needed to ensure the mother having skilled and prompt attendance during confinement at home.
- (2) The confinement of sick women, including women having contracted pelvis or suffering from any other condition involving danger to the mother or infant, at a hospital.