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Medical Officer of Health either at once or by weekly instalments (as arranged
by the clerk at the time of interview for assessment). Any circumstances
arising which will prevent an applicant completing payments within this time
shall be considered by the Sub-Committee.
Duties of the Midwife.
When the Local Authority agrees to pay either the half or the whole fee
of the midwife, the midwife in normal cases must attend at the confinement,
and thereafter make morning and evening visits for the first three days of the
puerperium, and at least one visit a day from the 4th to the 12th day of the
puerperium.
The midwife will only undertake those duties which entail the nursing
and care of the mother and child, and these will not include ordinary household
duties or the care of the other children.
(In this connection it may sometimes be considered necessary to provide a
Home Help in addition.)
Rules and Conditions of Service.
In normal cases in order to obtain the full fee the midwife must attend
at the confinement and thereafter make morning and evening visits during
the first three days of the puerperium, and at least one visit a day from the
4th to the 12th day of the puerperium.
Scheme III.—Provision of Home Helps.
Home
Helps.
Home Helps will be provided under the following circumstances.
(a) During the confinement and puerperium of the housewife at home.
(b) During the pregnancy of the housewife in whom there are
malities which render it dangerous for her to continue her usual
household duties.
(c) During pregnancy when the housewife contracts a short illness
(e.g., Influenza).
(d) In order to enable expectant housewives to go to hospital either in
the Ante Natal period or for her confinement.