Child care today / by Béla Schick, and William Rosenson.

  • Béla Schick
Date:
[1932]
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Credit: Child care today / by Béla Schick, and William Rosenson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I BUILDING THE NEW BABY Beginning of New Life—Development of Embryo—Placenta— Umbilical Cord—Pre-natal Environment. EW of us realize that the care of the child be- gins long before its first welcome cry greets this world. Nine months previously, life really starts. It is a small beginning, just a single spherical cell, tinier than the tiniest grain of sand. This is formed by the merging or fusion of two cells, one from the mother (ovum) the other from the father (spermatozoon). This first union, small as it is, con- tains the heritage of the species. In it are locked all the inherited characteristics from the parents. The physical and mental capacities of the future citizen are thus partly determined. From this moment environment plays its role in shaping his destiny. Body and mind are markedly influenced by all the conditions which surround his growth. [hese conditions fortunately can be largely controlled. We need no longer treat baby haphaz- ardly, depending on old wives’ tales, friend neigh- bor’s guesses, and superstitions of well meaning rel- atives. Scientific knowledge and intelligent care can now be substituted for these. Forearmed with this knowledge the mother need have no fears or doubts. The first environment of the growing infant lies
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