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MATERNITY SERVICES.
ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
Home Visiting.
During the year the health visitors paid a total of 1,415 visits
to expectant mothers, 884 being first visits.
Ante-natal Clinics.
The following summarises the work done at the clinics during
the year:—
Total number of expectant mothers attending the
clinics 2,441
Total number of attendances by expectant mothers
at all clinics 8,833
Percentage of total notified births (live and still)
represented by the number of expectant mothers
attending the clinics 79
Consultant Ante-natal Clinic.
The consultant ante-natal clinic was held fortnightly throughout
the year. During the year 237 women made 338 attendances.
General Practitioner Ante-natal Scheme.
The same arrangements by which pregnant women can receive
ante-natal supervision by their own medical attendants was continued
last year. Again only a very limited use was made of the
scheme, 15 patients being seen by four practitioners. Of this
number, three were insured patients.
Only two women attended for post-natal examination.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR CONFINEMENTS.
At Home.
1,155 confinements took place in the patients' own homes. Of
these 886 were attended by midwives acting in their capacity as
midwives, and 269 by local midwives who had given notice of
their intention to practise, acting as maternity nurses.
Consultant Services.
During the year a consultant was summoned to 9 cases. Three
were ante-natal cases at term, one of whom was admitted to hospital
for trial of labour. In all four cases to which the consultant was
summoned when the patient was in labour operative interference
was necessary. The other two cases were both puerperal women
suffering from some febrile condition.
In an Institution.
666 births occurred in registered nursing homes in this district.
239 births to mothers from outside districts which occurred here