Maternity, infancy, childhood : Hygiene of pregnancy; nursing and weaning of infants ... / By John M. Keating.

  • John Marie Keating
Date:
[1887]
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Credit: Maternity, infancy, childhood : Hygiene of pregnancy; nursing and weaning of infants ... / By John M. Keating. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS. PART I. MATERNITY. CHAPTER I. PREGNANCY. PAGP How to Calculate the Probable Date of Confinement—The Presumptive Evidences of Pregnancy—Morning Sickness; the Cause, and how to Remedy it—How to Avoid and Remedy the Constipation of Pregnancy—Exercise, and how it should be taken—Diet during Pregnancy—The Care which the Breasts should receive—The Baby-Basket—A List of Articles necessary in Confinement—The Binder —Miscarriage; what is Meant by the Term—The most Frequent Causes—The Greatest Care and Caution should b* Exercised after Miscarriage 13 PART II. INFANCY. CHAPTER II. CARE OF NEW-BORN INFANT. How to cleanse a New-born Babe—The Cord, and the Care which it should receive—The Binder and its Object—Im- portance of noting the Child's Secretions—A Babe should be given Water occasionally—All about the Mother's Milk first making its Appearance—The Diet of the Nursing Mother—How to check an excessive flow of Milk, and to increase an Insufficient Supply—The Child's Diet—How often a Child should receive Nourishment: 38 CHAPTER III. BOTTLE-FEEDING. The Child's Bottle and how to prepare it—Great Care in pre- paring the Bottle must be Exercised—An Efficient Nurse indispensable to the Welfare of the Child—A Study of Milk—Condensed Milk and fresh Evaporated Milk .... 50
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