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Show Healthy Babies For Uncle Sam Chief of Children's Bureau Says Women Not Good Mothers By Instinct BY JUOA LATITROP Chin t S "hlldn n't Bureau WASHINGTON, l. C. One baby out of every 10 born in the United ' States dlfs before U Le a year old. No woman wanty her baby to be the . m i tlic infanta dying tlie llrsl yeaj i HI' flic during UlO ClTSj Six weeks ji f birth. Chief causes; ' Income Insufficient for the family fam-ily ne-e-il'. I Aenr:eal dlsCSSO Of the- parents Hcsdch condition of mother elur-Inc elur-Inc p gnancy. Unskilled nsslstnnoc during con-flncnM con-flncnM a. Lack f c ere during lac lyimr-ln . I perlock unfortunate tenth one that falls to I survive, hut women are not good mothers by instinct, and many of j I them undoubtedly subject their chll-fdten chll-fdten to grave risks because they ha c not learned ef f Icleritiy the business I of motherhood, IMPORTANT LESSON, One of the most Important lessons in motherhood Is that which the few-! few-! est mothers know that the care of I the child must start, not at b!rth. but before ho comes into the world.; Nearly half the behlr- ihat die In their first year d'e before th-y are four weeks old. Meat of these deaths :tro ciue to tho fact that moth ors have not had tho proper care ', before and during confinement. 1 Every woman who expects to be- come a mother should have a complete com-plete physical examination by a com-' potent physician early in pregancy. Regular tests should be made of DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR DF AGE BY MDNTHLY AGE GROUPS 73 nfi KCGtSTRATOi tfHA WTAUn STATISTICS 1916 TOTAi. i66C m 1 Wfa gf j mMmmmmmm MONTH I 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 10 II 12 , Children's bureau table sho'ws monthly sge groups Of deaths under one .vni ' ngc. urine as i means of detecting slims of disease and she --houid consult a physician Immediately should any unusual un-usual symptoms occur For the rest she should lead as healthy ami normal nor-mal a life as possible, with moderate e-. rclyii ilu.r.u ;..t plreo, and plent? of plenty of water, f;-esh air. and suitable recreation. Good food, including milk, clothing are among the essentials. Of Importance equal ti jhat cf i proper prenatal care . proper care at confmcracnt. It it eescntlal that only a well -' ra'.nod and competent physician physi-cian should be employed, for complications compli-cations are likely to arke that require ' tho greatest sMll on the part of the attendant if mother and baby ar not to BU fi'e:'- Thia Ml Uto first foUr nrtie-lrs bv .lull;. Lathn ;i e n the euro of bO-DlCS I Woman Page rlitor. |