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CARE OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
ANTE NATAL CARE
The amount of ante natal care provided by the Local Authority in Hackney
continues to decrease and the majority of women attending Health Centres
for antenatal care are seen hy the general practitioner obstetrician holding
a session in the Centre. This arrangement is in line with the recommendations
of the Peel Report.
Arrangements were made for the general practitioner obstetrician to
attend women who previously would have been seen by the Centre doctor and
in cases where it was not possible to make a claim on the Inner London
Executive Council an item of service payment would be made by the Department.
Attendances at the Lower Clapton Maternal & Child Health Centre, the
only Centre where the Centre doctor held an ante natal session were as
follows:-
Number of Number of women who attended for Total
sessions Ante natal Post natal Attendances
examination examination
27 26 56 126
Education classes have been held for expectant mothers. The subjects
dealt with include the education of women for labour, the care of their
health during pregnancy and also many aspects of the care of their young
babies such as sewing and dress-making. Attendances at these classes have
continued to drop due to the falling birth rate.
The number of women who attended these sessions during 1972 is shown
below:-
Number of Total
sessions At tendances
60 475
MATERNAL DEATH
Two deaths associated with child-birth, occurred in the Borough and as
in former years, full details of these cases were reported to the Regional
Assessor.
CHILD HEALTH CENTRES
the birth rate continued to fall and this trend is reflected in the
number of attendances.
Figures for attendances at Child Health Centres in 1972 are tabulated
overleaf.