MIDWIVES.
The names of 1028 midwives are on the register, viz., trained ' 283, untrained 745. Last year 74 trained midwives were registered, viz., trained in St. Helens Hospitals, 42 ; trained in other maternity homes 10 ; admitted on oversea certificates 22. There were nine training schools for midwives in th« Dominion. There were 883 patients treated in St. Helens Hospitals last year. There were 4 deaths, 839 babies were born alive, 13 babies were still-born and 4 babies died. Each baby born in the St. Helens Hospitals costs the country about £2.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 20 October 1910, Page 2
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91MIDWIVES. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 20 October 1910, Page 2
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