A Medical Handbook for Mothers; Or, Hints for the Management of Health and the Treatment of the Disorders Common During Pregnancy and Infancy - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY. It is impossible to overrate the importance of paying special attention to habits of living during pregnancy. Nearly all miscarriages, not a few unfavourable confinements, a. large proportion of the uterine diseases which originate during pregnancy, and much of the delicacy of infant life are traceable to errors of diet, to habits of self indulgence, to undue excitement, or to improper exercise in the course of this very responsible period of woman's hfe. Few young married women are aware of the restraints they are called upon to impose on themselves, both for their own comfort, and to insure the safety of their offspring. Experience has abundantly proved that, for a healthy child to be born in a natural manner, and in order that the fatigue of a confinement may be surmounted without any ill effects, the mode of life during pregnancy must be in accordance with the requirements of the laws of health, and with all due regard to the peculiarities of this condition. To the maintenance of health, food--simple in quality, varied in kind, and adequate to the nutrition of the body--is essential. Such is, indeed, the case under any and all circumstances; although there are conditions of rude health when dietetic liberties may be taken with comparative immunity, when almost anything can be digested, and when long fasting is endurable. In pregnancy it is otherwise. Then, when the body is more than ordinarily susceptible to external influences, it is especially necessary that meals be taken regularly, and that the diet be light and nutritious without being stimulating. By adhering to this demand of nature, by not over-taxing the powers of the stomach, the nutrition of the body proceeds without interruption, a...

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