PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I
THE MOTHER
THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD
CHAPTER I
THE EXPECTANT MOTHER
CHAPTER II
STORY OF THE UNBORN CHILD
CHAPTER III
BIRTHMARKS AND PRENATAL INFLUENCE
CHAPTER IV
THE HYGIENE OF PREGNANCY
CHAPTER V
COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY
CHAPTER VI
TOXEMIA AND ITS SYMPTOMS
CHAPTER VII
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NATAL DAY
CHAPTER VIII
THE DAY OF LABOR
CHAPTER IX
TWILIGHT SLEEP AND PAINLESS LABOR
CHAPTER X
SUNRISE SLUMBER AND NITROUS OXID
CHAPTER XI
THE CONVALESCING MOTHER
PART II
THE BABY
CHAPTER XII
BABY'S EARLY DAYS
CHAPTER XIII
THE NURSERY
CHAPTER XIV
WHY BABIES CRY
CHAPTER XV
THE NURSING MOTHER AND HER BABE
CHAPTER XVI
THE BOTTLE-FED BABY
CHAPTER XVII
MILK SANITATION
CHAPTER XVIII
HOME MODIFICATION OF MILK
CHAPTER XIX
THE FEEDING PROBLEM
CHAPTER XX
BABY'S BATH AND TOILET
CHAPTER XXI
BABY'S CLOTHING
CHAPTER XXII
FRESH AIR, OUTINGS, AND SLEEP
CHAPTER XXIII
BABY HYGIENE
CHAPTER XXIV
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
PART III
THE CHILD
CHAPTER XXV
THE SICK CHILD
CHAPTER XXVI
BABY'S SICK ROOM
CHAPTER XXVII
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
CHAPTER XXVIII
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
CHAPTER XXIX
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CHAPTER XXX
THE NERVOUS CHILD
CHAPTER XXXI
NERVOUS DISEASES
CHAPTER XXXII
SKIN TROUBLES
CHAPTER XXXIII
DEFORMITIES AND CHRONIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER XXXIV
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES
CHAPTER XXXV
DIET AND NUTRITION
CHAPTER XXXVI
CARETAKERS AND GOVERNESSES
CHAPTER XXXVII
THE POWER OF POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS
CHAPTER XXXVIII
PLAY AND RECREATION
CHAPTER XXXIX
THE PUNY CHILD
CHAPTER XL
TEACHING TRUTH
APPENDIX
INDEX