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Mothers and King Baby

Infant Survival and Welfare in an Imperial World: Australia 1880–1950

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Philippa Mein Smith

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. A White Health Transition

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    Pages 8-36

  4. The Major Threat to Babies

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 37-62

  5. ‘Long Live King Baby’

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 63-86

  6. Prophets, Lady Doctors and Prescriptions

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 87-110

  7. Storm in a Feeding Bottle

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 111-134

  8. Movement or Movements?

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 135-161

  9. Mothers’ Practices

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    Pages 162-191

  10. The Newborn and Neonatal Paediatrics

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 192-217

  11. The Pre-schooler and Child Development

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 218-243

  12. Conclusion

    • Philippa Mein Smith
    Pages 244-247

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 248-330
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This book is about infant mortality decline, the rise of the infant welfare movement, outcomes in terms of changing priorities in child health and what happened to mothers and babies. Infant welfare raised public awareness but did not contribute as powerfully to improved infant survival - and so longer life - as protagonists claimed. This work shows what it meant for reformers, babies and mothers when the call was 'population is power: the nation that has the babies has the future'.

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  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Philippa Mein Smith

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