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7S A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
Motherless Children— Maternal M o r t a l i t y in Canada f r om Dominion Day,
1925 to Dominion Day, 1926, was 1,532. These Mothers left 5,073 motherless
children.
At the same rate the total number of children left motherless in Canada
f r om this cause alone, in the four years 1926- 1929 would be 17,440 or 4,359 in
each year. What a loss to the homes and to the c o u n t r y ! That must be one
explanation of our social burdens. Many of these c h i l d r e n in the end are
maintained at the public expense. They find their way to Orphanages and
Industrial Schools and Juvenile Courts. It would have been different if
Mother had not died.
The National Hero— We have spoken only of the loss to the home and
the children, caused by the Mother's death. So many children are left
motherless. So many homes are ruined. So many new- born babies die under
one month of age. But what of our loss in the Mother herself. She is the
National Hero of Canada. When we lose her we lose our home. When we
lose our home, we lose our a l l.
Better Care— Better care would save every year more than half of these
M o t h e r s for their homes and their children.
The Victorian Order of Nurses, who work under the direction of the
doctor, have cared for 41,745 Canadian Mothers and their babies in the last
three years, from 1927 to 1929. Of these Mothers, only 84 died or two per
1,000 l i v i n g births.
If, in the Dominion of Canada, from 1927- 1929, we had saved as many
mothers in child- bearing as the V i c t o r i a n Order of Nurses saved, 2551 more
Canadian mothers would be alive.
Why Not?— Why did we not save all these 2551 mothers in the last three
years? Because we had not enough help. Because Canadians did not understand.
We could do it, if they understood and if everybody helped.
We can do it if Canadians put their minds to it and work for it. Unless
we want good maternal care and work for it, we won't get it.
What Is Good Maternal Care?
1. Provide for every mother the care of a doctor, a nurse and a home-help
at the time of motherhood. That is what the V i c t o r i a n Order does.
Those who can afford it can make their own arrangements. We must think
of those who cannot afford it.
2. Educate doctors better, both before and after graduation, about
maternal care. Are all our doctors ready and w i l l i n g to give good maternal
care?
3. Educate nurses, both before and after graduation, about good maternal
care. Are a l l our nurses ready and w i l l i n g to give good maternal care?
4. Educate the husband and father and the wife and mother about good
maternal care. Are a l l fathers and mothers ready and w i l l i n g to co- operate
w i t h the doctor? Do they believe in good maternal care? Do they " know
what it is? Do they want it? Have they read " The Canadian Mother's
B o o k ? "
5. Educate the Canadian people, the average Canadian man and woman,
about good maternal care.
These things cannot be done without help. You w i l l help? Won't you?
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1931 - Annual Convention |
| Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
| Description | Report of the Seventeenth Annual Convention held May 19 to 22, 1931 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811100 |
| Date | 1931 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 80 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | 7S A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES Motherless Children— Maternal M o r t a l i t y in Canada f r om Dominion Day, 1925 to Dominion Day, 1926, was 1,532. These Mothers left 5,073 motherless children. At the same rate the total number of children left motherless in Canada f r om this cause alone, in the four years 1926- 1929 would be 17,440 or 4,359 in each year. What a loss to the homes and to the c o u n t r y ! That must be one explanation of our social burdens. Many of these c h i l d r e n in the end are maintained at the public expense. They find their way to Orphanages and Industrial Schools and Juvenile Courts. It would have been different if Mother had not died. The National Hero— We have spoken only of the loss to the home and the children, caused by the Mother's death. So many children are left motherless. So many homes are ruined. So many new- born babies die under one month of age. But what of our loss in the Mother herself. She is the National Hero of Canada. When we lose her we lose our home. When we lose our home, we lose our a l l. Better Care— Better care would save every year more than half of these M o t h e r s for their homes and their children. The Victorian Order of Nurses, who work under the direction of the doctor, have cared for 41,745 Canadian Mothers and their babies in the last three years, from 1927 to 1929. Of these Mothers, only 84 died or two per 1,000 l i v i n g births. If, in the Dominion of Canada, from 1927- 1929, we had saved as many mothers in child- bearing as the V i c t o r i a n Order of Nurses saved, 2551 more Canadian mothers would be alive. Why Not?— Why did we not save all these 2551 mothers in the last three years? Because we had not enough help. Because Canadians did not understand. We could do it, if they understood and if everybody helped. We can do it if Canadians put their minds to it and work for it. Unless we want good maternal care and work for it, we won't get it. What Is Good Maternal Care? 1. Provide for every mother the care of a doctor, a nurse and a home-help at the time of motherhood. That is what the V i c t o r i a n Order does. Those who can afford it can make their own arrangements. We must think of those who cannot afford it. 2. Educate doctors better, both before and after graduation, about maternal care. Are all our doctors ready and w i l l i n g to give good maternal care? 3. Educate nurses, both before and after graduation, about good maternal care. Are a l l our nurses ready and w i l l i n g to give good maternal care? 4. Educate the husband and father and the wife and mother about good maternal care. Are a l l fathers and mothers ready and w i l l i n g to co- operate w i t h the doctor? Do they believe in good maternal care? Do they " know what it is? Do they want it? Have they read " The Canadian Mother's B o o k ? " 5. Educate the Canadian people, the average Canadian man and woman, about good maternal care. These things cannot be done without help. You w i l l help? Won't you? |
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