ater drinking; and the
avoidance of catheterization.

_Hemorrhage._ Notify the physician if it occurs at any time. The
treatment is heavy kneading of the abdomen until the uterus again
becomes like a hard ball. Cold compresses over the lower abdomen may
sometimes help.

_Infection_ is manifested by chilly sensations or a distinct chill
followed by fever, usually on the third day. Take a cathartic; notify
the physician at once and follow his directions.

_Mastitis_, inflammation or caking of the breasts. Very hot
fomentations wrung out of boiling water, alternating with ice-cold
compress, should be applied to the breast for an hour or more, three
or four times a day. Cathartics should be administered, and
eliminative measures instituted such as the hot-blanket pack.

_Pneumonia._ Keeping the arms and chest well protected by a
long-sleeved coat of warm texture, should help in preventing this
serious complication. Pneumonia complicating labor is usually the
result of carelessness and exposure.

PART II

THE BABY

PART II

THE BABY

CHAPTER XII

BABY'S EARLY DAYS

Happy is the mother and fortunate is the home that possesses the
intelligent services of a trained attendant during the early days of
the baby's career. A century or more ago skilled nurses were unheard
of, and both mothers and babies seemed to thrive on the unskilled but
faithful and sympathetic care given by the willing neighbor who
"thought I'd just run over and help out." Who of us cannot remember
the days when mother was "gone to a neighbor's" to give this same
willing but unskilled care at the time of "confinement."

MODERN METHODS

And why are we so concerned today about asepsis, sterilization, etc.,
when a generation ago they were not? We used to live more slowly than
we do now. Then it took the entire day to do the marketing for the
week, now we take a receiver from the hook and a telephone wire
transmits the verbal message. Our days are literally congested with
events that were almost impossibilities a century ago. The ease and
leisure of former days are unknown and unheard of today. The
artificial way in which we live exerts more or less of a strain upon
the present generation; the average woman's nervous system is keyed up
to a high pitch; her general vital resistance is running at a low ebb;
while child-bearing brings a certain added stress and strain that
requires much planning to avoid and overcome.

For