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Royal Commission on the Decline of the Birth-Rate and on the Mortality of Infants in New South Wales 1904

King, Mary Truby

King, Truby

Baby's first month: hints to fathers and mothers 1913

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Infant mortality

Royal Commission on the Decline of the Birth-Rate and on the Mortality of Infants in New South Wales 1904

Inquiry prompted by concerns about population size in New South Wales.

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King, Mary Truby

Karitane nurse and teacher who wrote extensively promoting the principles of Truby King's mothercraft.

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King, Truby

New Zealand mental health reformer and baby care activist, whose patient-centered baby care methods were popular with mothers but controversial among doctors. Knighted in 1925, Sir Truby King's methods were credited with lowering infant mortality in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Baby's first month: hints to fathers and mothers 1913

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(Book contributor: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library)