White at Mercer. !\Jr. F. K. Hunt. S.M.. held an imjeiry rejjardinj; the cause of death of an infant nan«i . Xancy Aylett. which -nr-as found dead in ! >>€d alongside its mother. The evidence ■ showed that the child had not been i over laid. Vi also illustrated the hirdj shhie connected with maternity rases in I eewntry •districts. The mrreehad to leave i the mother and vrb-en she ar- ' rived next morninp found the infant was . was dead. Dr. Fitzerald said the infant's refiiratory ortran? were not strong. He added, that in country districts a eh Hi must often be drawn close to the mother's body, although where there wa* eo-nrtant ktcendance of a niir=e that practice should be proh bifred. Mr. Hunt ; found in accordance with the medical ' testimony.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 118, 18 May 1920, Page 5
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