CHAPTER XVI.. Infants, Their Care At Birth and During Early Infancy.

INFANTS, THEIR CARE AT BIRTH AND DURING EARLY INFANCY.

A new being--Need of rest--An oil bath--Dressing the navel--Clothing--Useful suggestions--Habits of cleanliness can be secured--Nursing--Mother’s milk the natural food--Best artificial food--Causes of mortality in hand-fed children--Artificial human milk--Analysis of milk--Care of the bottle--Time of weaning--Meat-fed children 204-216