Before the Baby Comes: A Practical, Non-technical Manual for Prospective Mothers |
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98 degrees abdomen abortion baby baby's bath become birth bladder body boiled boric-acid solution bottle bowels breasts called cause cereal child clean clothing cold water comfortable condition confinement constipation cord corset cotton cows crib diapers diet digestion displacements doctor dress early enema especially fallopian tubes feeding fetus flatulence formula frequently fresh gauze gruel healthy inches long infant keep kidneys laxative legs light meals menstrual ment milk milk of magnesia months of pregnancy muscles nausea navel necessary nervous nipples normal nourishment nurse occurs organs ounces ovaries ovum pads pains patient pelvis perineum period physician poisons possible pounds preg pressure rectum sixth month sometimes stage of labor sterilized stomach sugar symptoms taken teaspoonful temperature third month tion towel toxemia tuberculosis tubes urine usually uterus vagina varicose veins vaseline vomiting vulva warm wash weeks weight woman womb women worn yard young mother