. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . r patients may tend tosome of the other household duties. The nurse must be properly cared for, in order that shemaintain her own health as well as keep at the highest pointof efficiency. Provision should be made for her obtainingsufficient sleep and getting some outdoor exercise every is in relieving the nurse at such times that solicitous rela-tives can be of most service. The nurse should be engaged several mont
. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . r patients may tend tosome of the other household duties. The nurse must be properly cared for, in order that shemaintain her own health as well as keep at the highest pointof efficiency. Provision should be made for her obtainingsufficient sleep and getting some outdoor exercise every is in relieving the nurse at such times that solicitous rela-tives can be of most service. The nurse should be engaged several months before theexpected confinement. At this time all arrangements aboutthe work to be done and the compensation to be receivedshould be definitely settled. As the day for the confinement approaches, the nurseshould be within reach, and a few days beforehand, espe-cially if the patient has already borne children, she shouldgo to the house and remain there until after the confine-ment. She should, of course, be able to recognize the signsof labor and to know when to send for the physician. Assoon as the process has begun she should arrange the bedand prepare the A STUDY IN PENSIVENESS. These exquisite heads, with their soft contours and delicatecoloring, are a marvel of beauty. The faces by the magic of theartists brush bespeak rare kindliness, sanctity and loveliness. CHAPTER PHYSIOLOGY OF CHILD-BIRTH Causes of labor. How to calculate the day of confinement. The duration ofpregnancy. Methods of calculation. Importance of knowing the date ofthe last menstruation. Child-birth: The first stage of labor; the secondstage; the third stage. The Puerperium. The lochias amount and danger signals. Afterpains. Changes in the breasts. A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive. —Coleridge. S has been told in previous chapters,* when the pollenfrom the stamens of the apple blossom falls uponthe pistil and is carried to the ovary, it fertilizes theovule tha
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