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brought to bear on the problem, and the child and expectant
mother taken care of. The various measures which may be
adopted have been placed before the Council, and appear in
Appendix D of the present report. According to the
Memorandum of the Local Government Board on the subject,
they include:—
(1) Arrangements for the local supervision of Midwives.
(2) Arrangements lor Ante-Natal Care—
(1) An Ante-Natal Clinic for expectant
Mothers.
(2) The home visiting of expectant mothers.
(3) A Maternity Hospital or beds at a hospital
in which complicated cases of pregnancy can receive
treatment.
(3) Arrangements for Natal Care—
(1) Such assistance as may be needed to ensure
the mother having skilled and prompt attendance
during confinement at home.
(2) The confinement of sick women, including
women having contracted pelvis or suffering from
any other condition involving danger to the mother
or infant, at a hospital.
(4) Arrangements for Post-Natal Care—
(1) The treatment in a hospital of complications
arising after parturition, whether in the
mother or in the infant.
(2) The provision of systematic advice and
treatment for infants at a Baby Clinic or Infant
Dispensary.