The Mother and Her Child

The Mother and Her Child, by

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Title: The Mother and Her Child
Author: William S. Sadler Lena K. Sadler
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THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD
BY
WILLIAM S. SADLER, M. D.
PROFESSOR OF THERAPEUTICS, THE POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF CHICAGO; DIRECTOR OF THE CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGIC THERAPEUTICS; FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO MEDICAL SOCIETY; THE ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY; THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, ETC.
AND
LENA K. SADLER, M. D.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGIC THERAPEUTICS; FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO MEDICAL SOCIETY; THE MEDICAL WOMEN'S CLUB OF CHICAGO; NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS AND PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION; THE CHICAGO WOMAN'S CLUB, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
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TORONTO McCLELLAND, GOODCHILD & STEWART CHICAGO: A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1916

Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1916
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Published August, 1916
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Copyrighted in Great Britain
W. F. HALL PRINTING COMPANY, CHICAGO

TO
"BILLY"
WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS UNCONSCIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS PRACTICAL FEATURES, SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A CO-AUTHOR, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY HIS PARENTS THE AUTHORS

PREFACE
For many years the call for a book on the mother and her child has come to us from patients, from the public, and now from our publishers--and this volume represents our efforts to supply this demand.
The larger part of the work was originally written by Dr. Lena K. Sadler, with certain chapters by Dr. William S. Sadler, but in the revision and re-arrangement of the manuscript so much work was done by each on the contributions of the other, that it was deemed best to bring the book out under joint authorship.
The book is divided into three principal parts:
Part I, dealing with
the experience of pregnancy from the beginning of expectancy to the convalescence of labor:
Part II, dealing with the infant from its
first day of life up to the weaning time;
Part III, taking up the
problems of the nursery from the weaning to the important period of adolescence.
The advice given in this work is that which we have tried out by experience--both as parents and physicians--and we pass it on to mothers, fathers, and nurses with the belief that it will be of help in their efforts at practical and scientific "child culture." We believe, also, that the expectant mother will be aided and encouraged in bearing the burdens which are common to motherhood by the advice and instruction offered.
While we have drawn from our own professional and personal experience in the preparation of this book, we have also drawn freely from the present-day literature dealing with the subjects treated, and desire to acknowledge our indebtedness to the various writers and authorities.
We now jointly send forth the volume on its mission, as a contribution toward lightening the task and inspiring the efforts of those mothers, nurses, and others who honor us by a perusal of its pages.
WILLIAM S. SADLER.
LENA K. SADLER.
Chicago, 1916.

CONTENTS
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PART I
THE MOTHER

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Expectant Mother 1 II Story of the Unborn Child 7 III Birthmarks and Prenatal Influence 14 IV The Hygiene of Pregnancy 21 V Complications of Pregnancy 35 VI Toxemia and Its Symptoms 47 VII Preparations for the Natal Day 53 VIII The Day of Labor 63 IX Twilight Sleep and Painless Labor 71 X Sunrise Slumber and Nitrous Oxid 84 XI The Convalescing Mother 93

PART II
THE BABY
XII Baby's Early Days 103 XIII The Nursery 114 XIV Why Babies Cry 123 XV The Nursing Mother and Her Babe 133 XVI The Bottle-Fed Baby 147 XVII Milk Sanitation 156 XVIII Home Modification of Milk 165 XIX The Feeding Problem 177 XX Baby's Bath and Toilet 190 XXI Baby's Clothing 202 XXII Fresh Air, Outings, and Sleep 213 XXIII Baby Hygiene 222 XXIV Growth and Development 232

PART III
THE CHILD
XXV The Sick Child 251 XXVI Baby's Sick Room 266 XXVII Digestive Disorders 274 XXVIII Contagious Diseases 285