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Be that as it may, this emâ€" phasis upon confinement in hospital is typical of most communities where hospitals mre readily accessible. Today, in Ontario, more than 90 out of every 100 babies that come imto the world are born in hoapitals. In urban communiâ€" ties, the percentage is usually higher. In some rural communâ€" fties where farms and hamlets are somewhat isolated or where roads are not improved er winterâ€"plowed, the percenâ€" â€" G. HARVEY AGNEW, x»a. PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION The statistics of one fairly , tage is not qui large city in Ontario showed| This situatior that in a twelve months‘ perâ€"| ways the case. fod all the births recorded,| days hospital b with the exception of two, ocâ€"| ually limited to cured in that particular city‘s| men and to th hospital. It might just be, aiâ€" | plications prevé though the statistics do not|delivery. Very @laborate, that the two youngâ€" | ant mothers we sters who did not first see the | home. In those d light of day in a hospital were | ed disease puerp born on their way there, perâ€"| not well under haps in a taxicab. It has hapâ€"|too many mothe pened before; it will happcnlhonpiul contrac EXPERT EYE CARE As your representative, I promise that I shall do my best to serve all the people of Waterloo North faithfully and. well. most sincerely for the confidence you have placed in me. To all who assisted and worked so well and hard for me, I extend my appreciation. To The Electors Of Waterloo North . . . yoUR ". 17 King St. West Walper Hotel Block Dial 2â€"1971 KITCHENER THANK YOU C. R. NIM M 0O Serving the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo public for the past 14 years. Formerly Known As John Wintermeyer SUPPORT BETTER VISION GLASSES For Your Y 0O U N CS Signed Early records of leading continental hospitals showed that more than one woman in ten having childbirth in hosâ€" pital died of puerperal fever. It was the observant, but disâ€" credited, Semmelweiss of Vienna who demonstrated that uncleanliness and poor deâ€" livery techniques were the main causes for the spreading of this ruthless killer. Unforâ€" tunately for countless mothers of that period, it was a long tage is not quite so high. This situation was not alâ€" ways the case. In medieval days hospital births were use ually limited to homeless woâ€" men and to those with comâ€" plications preventing . sormal delivery. Very wisely expectâ€" ant mothers were confined sat home. In those days the dreadâ€" ed disease puerperal fever was not well understood and all too many mothers confined in hospital contracted it. In the majority of instances it proâ€" ved fatal. This Week‘s Feature Every day & cash prize can be won by narming the slogan of the day. The Merchants of the Belmont Shopping Centre b:i;lu” y;u lt‘_hc BELMONT QUIZ each Wednesday and Friday at 1: . Premature babies have a muchbetter chance of surviva‘ in â€" hospital | than â€" elsewhere. Most of our hospitals today have ingenious infant incubsâ€" tors which have a high humidâ€" For some reason or other we seem to be having a higher percentage of premature births than in previous generâ€" ations. Various theories have been advanced, including that of present day nervous strain, excessive _ smoking, _ greater activity and various physioloâ€" gical changes. ‘The new baby likewise is safer in hospital, Sometimes it is difficult to get the baby to breathe properly or there may be blood disturbances. The chance of restoring the child to & normal condition is much greater in a hospital. If complications are anticiâ€" pated, the proper place unâ€" doubtedly is in hospital where the equipment and supplies, and the trained personne] for immediate treatment are alâ€" ways readily available. of pregnancy. Furthermore, they can usually tell in adâ€" vance whether or not a caesaâ€" rean operation will be needed. It is now gensrally agreed that whether an expectant mother is anticipating a normal or an abnormal delivery, she will be much better off in hospital where all the facilities are available to control the varâ€" fous emergency which may arise during the confinement period. _ Other complications of childbirth, too, are being conâ€" trolled to a remarkable degree by good prenatal care. Medical practitioners are now able to detect, at an early stage, varâ€" ious body changes or abnormâ€" alities which may cause comâ€" plications in the later months Today the whole picture of childbirth is vastly different. We now know what causes puerperal fever and other such contagious diseases. Doctors and nurses have developed rigid techniques which make infections of this nature & rarity. On the very few occaâ€" sions when they may occur, the new "antibiotic‘ drugs can usually stop the infection quickly and effectively. It is exgeedingly rare today for a woman to die of puerperal fever in hospital. time before the urgent recomâ€" mendations â€" of â€" Semmelweiss were generally adopted. Then, almost overnight, the incidence of puerperal sepsis dropped dramatically. Daily (AM.) 6:15, 6:45, 8:30 11:00, 12:30 (P.M.) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 5:55, 6:30, 11:00 and 12. TIGHTâ€"ROPE TELEPHONE â€" The extension telephone has proven its worth in home and office before this, but stunt man Harry Davis recently demonstrated a new use for one. Sitting on m tightâ€"rope for 48 hours, as he did recently at Taronto‘s Maple Leaf Stadium, can be mighty boring â€" at least, that‘s what he claims. His solution was to take up a telephone with him. Talking to relatives, friends and wellâ€"wishers kept things from becoming too monotonous, he explained. #HB WATERLOO ( ;)_ 8:00, 12:15, i&’n:xo Friday Kitchener â€" Waterloo June 16th â€"22nd DIAL 1490 . . & "BELMONT QUIZ" UH ;Monday through Friday 3:10 P. M. Old Time Jamboree Mon. Wed. & Frid. 7:15 P. M Tues. Thurs. & Sat. 7:15 A.M. Here‘s Heaith Thursday 11:05 A. M. Gillette Fights Friday 10:00 P. M. Bashful Bob‘s Varieties Wednesday 9:00 P. M. At St. Joseph‘s hospital it Eamilton, Ont., a pretty Eskime girl, Anne Witaltuk, has set her sights on becoming a certifiec nursing assistant with a view tc helping her people in the James | Bay district. Now in her ucnndg year at the hospital, Anne preâ€" ; viously worked in Hamilton sapatorium as a nurse‘s ald. Fluent in English as well as Cree and the Eskimo tongue, Anne plans to retnrz home upon her graduation to work in a 100â€"bed hospital there. It is all paying big dividâ€" ends in the saving of lives. Month after month the hosâ€" pitals of Ontario have thouâ€" sands of deliveries without losing a mother. Newborn inâ€" fant mortality has reduced to what seems like a minimal rate. And, believe it or not, there is not one single instance on record where a hospital in Ontario has ever lost an exâ€" pectant â€" father. â€" Considerin what the poor, frail, suffering fathers have to endure at childbirth this is, indeed, an enviable record. Such features as nurseries for premature babies, postâ€" natal as well as preâ€"natal care, and special waiting rooms for nervous fathers are part and parcel of the provision made for the birth of a baby in most Ontario hospitals. ity, keep the temperature at practically the internal temâ€" perature of the mother‘s body and _ provide the | necessary amount of oxygen. As a reâ€" sult, our hospitals are saving many babies now which, & generation ago, would have had practically no chance of survival. 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