Identifier: reportofphiladel00philrich (find matches)
Title: The report of the Philadelphia baby saving show, and the proceedings of the Conference on infant hygiene
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Philadelphia. Baby saving show, 1912 Child Hygiene Association of Philadelphia Conference on infant hygiene (1912 : Philadelphia)
Subjects: Infants -- Care and hygiene Exhibitions Infants -- Care and hygiene Congresses
Publisher: (Philadelphia) The Executive committee
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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>hown in fiiis Itootli wt-rf: An .r-ray photograph of a hahys trunk, illustrating the exact size andposition of the .-loniach. The legend underneath it read; The darkohlong shadow -hows the exact size and i)osition of a hah.v-. -.louiach. Two plioto illii-lrating tlii proper procnluic in fft-iling the l)aliy. a. Hold the hahy in ,vour arms when you give it the bottle. Becausethe baby is so unfortunate as to have no breast milk is no reason why itshould miss its mothers arms. h. If it is imi)()ssible for the mother lo hold the babv, let the sister holdthe l)ottle. Seven pliotojiraplis .sliowing tlie resnlts of gooil and l)a(l artifieial feeding. a. A baby, age IS months. Weight. ^2.5 ))ounds—which is just the jirojjcrweight for a child of this age. Shows good results )50ssible from artificialfeeding. b. A bab.v. aee 2 .vears. Weight. 21 pounds 10 ounces. Should weigh 27pounds. NOTICE the distended al)domen from continual overfeeding.This child shows signs of rickets.
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