Show P Prenatal e atal Care J S. S Explained in Free Leaflet By MYRTLE l MEYER ELDRED Many of the letters which come cometo come cometo to this department are generally similar principally because while I mothers have similar problems they hey seldom heed their solution until they encounter them personally J But below Is a unique question which seems worthy of a public re re- re ply Mrs E. E S. S writes In one of of your articles articles' you said that girls were so 50 healthy these days I a am wondering if this Is true why s BO so many girls have difficulty bearing children and why so many babies die Could you give me some Borne In formation about this jj Another Generation n There is a not notable ble increase in the general health of both children and I adults Our better knowledge of baby care land and feeding has has' resulted In hi saving a large proportion of babies born 50 fiO per cent of whom whoa heretofore died before belore the end of the first year because of malnutrition tion or preventable childrens children's diseases dis dia 4 eases We must not forget that tn tri 1 But we must also remember that the newer ideas of diet and health healthcare care of ot children has not been j in practice for even 20 years and thatis that Is not enough time to measure Its II I effect upon the ability of women to bear children Mortality l Is Still High It Is my belief belle that the next geh gen gen- I of mothers will show th the tte marked influence of their excellent diets their sensible clothes and the their physical fitness which is the outcome out come of ot their opportunities for exercise ex ex ox in games and sports exercise which used to be denied them because be cause they were girls But there is still a rather large largs maternal mortality Some member members of the medical profession feel that in our modern zeal to save a mother I all pain at childbirth we hare have I interfered too much with the lei Ic surely birth processes Because the medical profession itself Is newly newy critical of ot the sometimes unwarranted unwar j I ranted usage of anesthetics and analgesics there should be a rapid improvement in that mortality fig fig- l ure t Hi II Our leaflet on Prenatal Care U will give you valuable information i ion on this subject Send a sel dressed cent 3 stamped envelope with y your Ur request for the leaflet by byname byl J name to fo Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the tha I Your Baby and Mine department of The Salt Lake Telegram f |