Midwifery in India
In the large centres m India an effort is now being made to bring the native'hereditary midwives under supervision and instruction. In Delhi, two English sisters were appointed about two years ago for this work. The dais (midwives) receive a rupee (Is. 4d.) for every case to which they call a sister. The sisters help when needed, but should the case be normal, they sit
quietly by, watching the dais' method of procedure. They then invite the dai to attend their weekly lecture, and there make a point of discussing the mistakes they noted, and showing how they might be corrected. It is appalling the amount of suffering there is, the result of the ignorance and dirty ways of these midwives.
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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XII, Issue 4, 1 October 1919, Page 169
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