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ANTE AMD POST NATAL CLINICS
The unified service of hospital and local authority clinics continued.
The fall in attendance eased slightly the pressure on accommodation at
the Lodge Road Clinic. Nevertheless plans for possible adaptation were considered.
The only feasible extension would bisect the garden of St. Mary's
Hospital and against the background of possibly falling demand was not
deemed a practicable proposal at the present time. No further action was
taken.

The numbers attending the Relaxation and Mothercraft classes increased
again in 1972 - Midwives, Health Visitors and Physiotherapists continue to
work together and combine to provide this service. In all 1,792 mothers attended
these classes and made 6,907 attendances.
Midwives Acts 1902 - 51
The number of midwives who notified their intention to practice as midwives
within the Borough (including those in hospitals) and who were
practising at the end of the year was 147. All held the certificate of the
Central Midwives' Board. The Medical Supervisor of Midwives visits midwives
in private practice and nursing homes, and the superintendent Municipal
Midwife carries out these duties for the domiciliary midwives.
Congenital Malformation
The scheme introduced in 1963 continued unchanged, regular returns being
made to the Registrar General. A total of 134 babies with congenital conditions
was notified in 1972.
For details see Appendix, page 97.
PAEDIATRIC ASSESSMENTS
A senior medical officer of the Corporation who holds a joint appointment
with the Hospital Management Committee continued to act as a member of the
paediatric team at Mayday Hospital, and examine routinely newly born infants
in the Maternity unit. She dealt with 1,390 babies during 1972.