Memorandum on maternal mortality
1928-07 1928 1920s 10 pages - 9 - aid they must summon an obstetric specialist. (b) Obstetric Specialists should be appointed by the local authority in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of the district. They should be available in cases of difficulty for the patients of both midwives and gener...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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July 1928
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/0E97E52C-0DF5-4241-9BFB-E9742B1853FA http://hdl.handle.net/10796/4A1B330C-9B03-4367-9523-40CDB8813300 |
| Summary: | 1928-07
1928
1920s
10 pages
- 9 - aid they must summon an obstetric specialist. (b) Obstetric Specialists should be appointed by the local authority in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of the district. They should be available in cases of difficulty for the patients of both midwives and general practitioners, and they alone should be the medical aid provided by the local authority. Only doctors of consultant standing may be appointed. (c) Nursing Services Every lying-in woman must be nursed by a trained woman; either by the midwife in charge of the case, or sent in by the Local Authority in cases delivered by a medical practitioner or student. (d) The attempted removal of the "handywoman" from her dangerous occupation necessitates the provision of home helps, who shall carry out the domestic duties but shall not attend the mother. Home helps should be available before and after confinement. (e) Sterilised Maternity Outfits must be provided at reasonable charges by the local authorities. These should be for the use of any mother living in the area. 3) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES (a) Beds, sufficient in number to meet the requirements of the locality should be available. Maternity may so quickly change from the normal to the abnormal that the provision of beds should be within reach of all cases. Obstetrical specialists should be appointed to the hospitals, and, though normal cases can be undertaken in the routine way by the resident medical officer (if any), the nurses and midwives, the consultant should be called for all abnormalities and emergencies. The size of the hospital must be determined by the number of beds required, but it should be borne in mind that very small and very large homes have disadvantages and the home of between 20 to 30 beds is nearest the ideal. The Poor Law beds, as at present administered, should not be used for the purpose of the Public Health Maternity service. Not only do many patients
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