Show I MATERNITY DEATHS AS A THE time draws near for the annual observance ob oh- servance servance of Mo Mothers Mother's hers her's day the Maternity 1 Center association of New York points out that the best way to celeb celebrate ate the day would be to crystallize public opinion on n the vital need eed of improving maternity care i Every year some American women die in childbirth a a a. record that is disgracefully worse than the J records cords of many other countries coun coun- tries Experts assert that at least half of the d deaths could and should be prevented In a very great many cases the preventive measures measures called f for of involve simple cleanliness There is is' a biting irony says a statement from the tile association in t the a fact that in several sev sey eral ral countries where Mothers Mother's day is unknown unknown un un- un kno known motherhood is twice as safe as in America merica Our Oni Mothers Mother's day celebration ought to in in- l elude clude a new drive to redu reduce ed c the maternity th rat |