“MOTHERCRAFT."

Wairarapa Age, 2 March 1934, Page 5

“MOTHERCRAFT."

AN EXCELLENT MANUAL. Well and widely as the principles of the Plunket Society—the principles developed and taught by Sir Frederick Truby King—are now being disseminated in New Zealand, many young mothers will welcome gladly the appearance of the admirably compiled manual written by Miss M. Truby King. Published by Messrs. Whitcomibe and Tombs at the moderate price of three shillings, this, book of some 250 pages is at once compact and comprehensive. It is a fully authoritative and informative exposition of the scientific care and management of the •health of mothers and infants under the methods taught by. Sir Trulby King and extended far and wide by the great movement he founded. The wealth of information the book contains is presented in the simplest and clearest terms, and an orderly arrangement and adequate index make it an easy matter to light on any detail that is needed. The volume is well produced in every way and contains a number of excellent illustrations. In an opening chapter, Miss Truby King gives.a brief but interesting biographical sketch of her father and of the work for mothers and infants which has earned him so much gratitude in his own and other lands. There is a delightful description, too, of the “real Truby King Baby”—“the happiest thing alive.” Then come in orderly sequence chapters of specific information, embodying all that is needful to ensure the health and happiness of mothers and infants. While she sets full emphasis on the noble work the Plunket Society has done and is doing in saving infant lives, Miss Truby King makes the all-impor-tant point: “The purpose of the movement is not so much to save those who die unnecessarily, as to secure the maximum development, happiness and fitness of all who gurvive. ” The purpose the book is so well calculated to serve cannot be indicated better than in the remark of its author in an introductory passage: “If, through the advice given in the following chapters, the expectant mother is aided to health and happiness for herself and baby, the purpose of this book has been accomplished.”

Miss Truby King’s manual should be in the hands of every mother and will be of great value also to nurses and others concerned in the care of mothers and infants.