Sir-On the question. of natural childbirth could I make "two suggestions? One igs that more attention be paid to the staff of maternity Hospitals to en*sure that they appreciate the real signifitance of their work; the other that they be helped by the employment of "sitters-in"-part-time women of some experience of childbirth, possibly retited nurses, who would be capable of staying with women in labour, and giving them that moral support and encouragement recommended by Dr. Read. Surely this could be arranged for. mothers of first babies, at any rate; it would free the overburdened nurses for "coping with more advanced stages of labour, and lessen the atmosphere of bustle and harassed impatience that seems to cling about maternity wards. . I could not doubt’ the’ sincerity of Miss Sparks, who said in the discussion that women in her experience were not unattended in labour; but unfortunately this is not usually thé case. Whatever the attitude of the head staff, many nutsés are apt to. regafd each confinement as just another job to put through. Education of mothers will not achieve much if nurses also are not taught to regard childbirth in. the light of such teaching as Dr. Read’s.
M.J.
B.
(Christchurch).
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