The Mother and Her ChildPart 1 — THE MOTHERReading editionChapter navigation46 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSTHE MOTHERChapter I · THE EXPECTANT MOTHERChapter II · STORY OF THE UNBORN CHILDChapter III · BIRTHMARKS AND PRENATAL INFLUENCEChapter IV · THE HYGIENE OF PREGNANCYChapter V · COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCYChapter VI · TOXEMIA AND ITS SYMPTOMSChapter VII · PREPARATIONS FOR THE NATAL DAYChapter VIII · THE DAY OF LABORChapter IX · TWILIGHT SLEEP AND PAINLESS LABORChapter X · SUNRISE SLUMBER AND NITROUS OXIDChapter XI · THE CONVALESCING MOTHERChapter XII · BABY'S EARLY DAYSChapter XIII · THE NURSERYChapter XIV · WHY BABIES CRYChapter XV · THE NURSING MOTHER AND HER BABEChapter XVI · THE BOTTLE-FED BABYChapter XVII · MILK SANITATIONChapter XVIII · HOME MODIFICATION OF MILKChapter XIX · THE FEEDING PROBLEMChapter XX · BABY'S BATH AND TOILETChapter XXI · BABY'S CLOTHINGChapter XXII · FRESH AIR, OUTINGS, AND SLEEPChapter XXIII · BABY HYGIENEChapter XXIV · GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTChapter XXV · THE SICK CHILDChapter XXVI · BABY'S SICK ROOMChapter XXVII · DIGESTIVE DISORDERSChapter XXVIII · CONTAGIOUS DISEASESChapter XXIX · RESPIRATORY DISEASESChapter XXX · THE NERVOUS CHILDChapter XXXI · NERVOUS DISEASESChapter XXXII · SKIN TROUBLESChapter XXXIII · DEFORMITIES AND CHRONIC DISORDERSChapter XXXIV · ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIESChapter XXXV · DIET AND NUTRITIONChapter XXXVI · CARETAKERS AND GOVERNESSESChapter XXXVII · THE POWER OF POSITIVE SUGGESTIONSChapter XXXVIII · PLAY AND RECREATIONChapter XXXIX · THE PUNY CHILDChapter XL · TEACHING TRUTHAPPENDIXINDEXPrevious chapter ←ILLUSTRATIONSNext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · THE EXPECTANT MOTHERAll chapters and sections (46)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSPart 1 · Other sectionsTHE MOTHERPart 1 · Chapters1234567891011Part 2 · Chapters12131415161718192021222324Part 3 · Chapters25262728293031323334353637383940Part 3 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXINDEXTHE MOTHER AND HER CHILD← ILLUSTRATIONSCHAPTER I THE EXPECTANT MOTHER →