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Show Maternity Care For 1 Servicemens' Wives K:zht humin'ri fifty thousand A-ivvs and infants of servicemen nave received care or are receiving ,u- uwl-r thf Knieigencv Mnlf-;sy Mnlf-;sy and Infant-Care program. In .M:iy alone, -1 l,"uu runs u..,t3 w authorized for care. Through this ;ru!'ain. which is administeied by State Health Departments, under plans approved bj the ChiUlr,a' Bureau, complete maternity care includmg medical and hospital service, ser-vice, is provided for wives of ser- i wcemeii and medical and hospital care is available for their inlants until they are one year of age. j This care is provided for the wises and iafnnls of enlisted men without cost to the men or their families and without regard to their financial status. Those eligible eli-gible are wives and infants of men in the four lowest pay grades o" the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps and of Army and Aa- i vy Aviatioi.- Cadets. Care is authorized author-ized without regard to race or the place of residence. Applications for iliis care can be made through the physician accepting the use ' through state or local health of fices. Inquiries should be addressed to state departments of health. |