[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.

  • Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “Jt is again of .interest to note the proportion of con- finements at home to confinements in Institutions, viz.: Total Births ... Domiciliary Institutional ... Births at the various Hospitals were as follows: Trevalyn Denbigh Infirmary Ruthin Institution Colwyn Bay Croesnewydd Chirk Llangollen It has, in the past, been generally accepted that the fol- lowing classes of expectant mothers should be advised to have their confinements in hospital: (1) Women expecting their first confinement and medical indications, i.e., any anticipated or existing abnormality; (2) Where the home surroundings were unsuitable; (3) Multiparity—usually understood to refer to women having had six confinements or more. Recently, a directive has been received that women with more than four pregnancies should be admitted. By selection of “ bad risk ” cases for hospital delivery, it is possible to reduce the foreseeable still-liirths greatly. The Neo-natal loss should also be less now that the services of a Paediatrician are available Rut complications, such as ])rolapsed cord and mal-presentation, still occur cjuite un- expectedly and can be dealt with more effectively if the ])atient is in hospital^ 'I'he risks of child-birth are often more dependent on the health, physique and age of the mother than upon the attendant, since, under ideal conditions, most confinements should be normal. Efforts are made at the .\nte-natal Clinics to keep a reasonable balance between hosi)ital and home conhnements. 921 242 74 367 330 115 62 2,643 609 2,034