English: The Pride of the Household, by William Herman Rau, 1903

English: The Pride of the Household: "When the father first looks at his first born in the arms of the nurse or of the mother, a thrill of pride and paternal love springs into his heart for the little life which has come into the home."

Identifier: womaningirlhoodw00soli (find matches)
Title: ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Solis-Cohen, Myer
Subjects: Women Child care
Publisher: Philadelphia, Chicago (etc.) The J.C. Winston co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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a douche pan and arranges the coverings.She then sterilizes her hands and, gently separating the labia,pours on the parts from a pitcher a disinfectant solution suchas a I to 2000 bichlorid solution. The parts are then driedwith bits of sterile cotton and a fresh sterile occlusive dressing,made as described in chapter XIX, is applied, being held inplace by a T bandage or by pinning its ends to the abdominalbinder. RULES CONCERNING URINATION. After labor there frequently is a tendency to retention ofurine. If the woman is unable to pass her urine she should beplaced on a warm bed pan or douche pan half full of warmwater. If this fails, a hot application such as a turpentine stupeshould in addition be made over the kidneys, bladder or externalparts, or a clean sponge or a large piece of cotton wet withwarm sterile water should be placed between her thighs, or thepatient should listen to the sound of running water. Often ifleft to herself the patient is better able to urinate. Sometimes
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Copyright, 1903, by William H. Rau. THE PRIDE OF THE HOUSEHOLD. When the father first looks at his first born in the arms of thenurse or of the mother, a thrill of pride and paternal love springsinto liis heart for the little life which has come into the home. CARE OF THE MOTHER AFTER LABOR 213 if raised by means of pillows to a semi-recumbent or a sittingposition she can then empty her bladder. If these expedientsfail and no urine has been passed six hours after labor, resortmust be had to catheterization. This is to be entrusted only tothe skilled hands of the physician or the trained nurse, andmust be performed aseptically with all the precautions requiredby surgical cleanliness. Should any germs enter the bladder,they may set up an inflammation that is very difficult to cure.After this the woman is to be catheterized three times a day ifnecessary, in every instance recourse having first been madeto each of the expedients mentioned above. ATTENTION TO THE BOWELS. Constipation is th

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