A textbook of obstetrics . infant is not a very heavy charge on ones a few common-sense rules are observed, nature will do therest. The management of the new-born child consists simplyin seeing that food is administered at proper and regular inter- -3FTr-. Fhe Murphy breast-binder. vals, that attention is paid to bodily cleanliness, and that ampleopportunity is afforded for an almost unlimited amount of sleep ;with ordinary precautions, of course, in regard to warmth, forthe infant has just emerged from a constant temperature of 99 °and can not offer much resistance to cold. The p
A textbook of obstetrics . infant is not a very heavy charge on ones a few common-sense rules are observed, nature will do therest. The management of the new-born child consists simplyin seeing that food is administered at proper and regular inter- -3FTr-. Fhe Murphy breast-binder. vals, that attention is paid to bodily cleanliness, and that ampleopportunity is afforded for an almost unlimited amount of sleep ;with ordinary precautions, of course, in regard to warmth, forthe infant has just emerged from a constant temperature of 99 °and can not offer much resistance to cold. The proper intervalbetween the nursing should be two hours during the day, fourto five hours in the night. If the child is taught regular habitsin this respect, the burden of its care-takers is immenselylightened. The infant arouses itself and is ready for nursingat the proper feeding-time, and in the intervals sleeps peace-fully. Regularity in nursing is of importance, further, from itsfavorable influence upon the constitution of the milk. Toofrequent nursing results in a concentrated milk, which is difficultto digest. loo infrequent nursing results in a watery milk, THE PUERPERAL STATE. 347 which is not nutritious. Jf, on the contrary, the infant is allowedto be
Size: 2262px × 1104px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidtex, booksubjectobstetrics
