1970s
How much did it cost to have a baby in the ’70s?
The expensive facts: Can you afford a baby? (1976) By Richard Flaste NEW YORK — Forget, for a moment, the buzzing confusion that greets infants
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1910s
Mom didn’t know she was pregnant: First big story about a surprise baby (1915)
Surprise baby is puzzling doctors – Mother had no idea baby was coming until doctor brought her into the world
1910s
Mom didn’t know she was pregnant: The first big story about a surprise baby (1915)
Surprise baby is puzzling doctors – Mother had no idea baby was coming until doctor brought her into the world
1920s
Care of the new mother after birth (1922)
The first month of the new mother: General advice The average lying-in period for the mother is quite uneventful, at least so far as complications
1900s
The new spinal anesthesia: Put cocaine in the spine (1902)
A remarkable operation for producing spinal anesthesia, daring in its conception and brilliant in its results, was performed – injecting into the spine a solution of cocaine, so within a few minutes the sense of pain is entirely obliterated.
1960s
Natural childbirth is winning new adherents (1967)
Natural childbirth is winning new adherents By Marylin Bender Natural childbirth has moved from the status of controversial cult to ecumenical movement. During the last
1940s
New parents, newborn babies of the ’40s
In some ways new parenthood looks just like it did in the 1940s… and in other ways, it’s pretty different. Here’s a little peek.
1950s
A mid-century perspective on cesarean childbirth (1959)
Good news about cesarean childbirth How did cesareans come to be among the safest of all major operations? Here’s a fascinating account of these baby-deliveries
1970s
Little visitors to the maternity ward (1974)
Little visitors to the maternity ward It’s hard enough for a three- or four-year-old to accept the arrival of a new baby. But when mother
1900s
What to do when the nurse says “It’s a boy!” (1900)
by Robert J Burdette What to do when the nurse says, “It’s a boy!” Hold yourself firmly in the chair with both hands. Do not
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