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
The expensive facts: Can you afford a baby? (1976) By Richard Flaste NEW YORK — Forget, for a moment, the buzzing confusion that greets infants
Surprise baby is puzzling doctors – Mother had no idea baby was coming until doctor brought her into the world
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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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