The physician will direct that certain additional articles be provided according to his individual taste and
custom. These will include an antiseptic and ergot; any other requisite found necessary can be sent for, or the physician can supply it, as he invariably has in his bag whatever may be required in complicated cases or in an emergency. All the items enumerated in the above list are absolutely essential, they may not all be used but it would not be safe to undertake a confinement without providing the essential requisites. Many maternity outfits are prepared ready for use and can be obtained at the larger drug stores, costing from $10 to $25. The articles in the above list can be bought for about $6, not including those articles which the patient is assumed to have. The following are samples of the ready-to-purchase outfits:
READY-TO-PURCHASE OBSTETRICAL OUTFITS
OUTFIT NO. 1
1 Sterilized Bed Pad (30 inches square).
2 dozen Sterilized Vulva Pads.
2 Sterilized Mull Binders (18 inches wide).
5 yards Sterilized Gauze.
1 pound Sterilized Absorbent Cotton (½ pound).
Rubber Sheet, 1½ yards by 2 yards, Sterilized.