Chapter Seven "By Every Means In Our Power": Child and Maternal Welfare Services

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Illustrations xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction 3
7. "Guarded Against Harmful Conditions': The Campaign's Setting 16
8. "The Infant Soldier": Early Child Welfare Efforts 43
9. "To Glorify, Dignify and Purify": Saving Mothers 64
10. "We Want Perfect Parents": Mothers, Medicine, and the State 92
11. "A Healthy Programme for Life": The Management of Childhood 116
12. "By Every Means In Our Power": Child and Maternal Welfare Services 144
13. "Ninety-Nine Percent Child Study Conscious": The Public Response 181
14. "Despite the Best Efforts": The Campaign's Effects 213
15. Conclusion 236
16. Appendix 243
17. Notes 247
18. Index 335