CHAPTER VIII.. Hygiene in Pregnancy--Bathing.

HYGIENE IN PREGNANCY--BATHING.

The water cure mania--The “ounce of prevention”--“A coat of mail”--The sitz-bath the very best bath for a pregnant woman--Fomentations--Save doctors’ visits--Hot water bottles--Cold compress--Foot and leg bath--The Turkish bath--Thermal bath at home--Queen of baths 111-123