The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in HygieneGalbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
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The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in Hygiene
Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
Women -- Health and hygiene
A woolen undersuit, or undervest and drawers, with high neck and long
sleeves, must be worn winter and summer; the grade of the wool to be
adapted to the season of the year. The especial necessity for wearing
wool next the skin during the pregnancy is because of the intimate
relation between the skin and the kidneys. Any chilling of the body at
this time is apt to lead to the congestion of the kidneys. If there is
already any congestion of the kidneys present, or any abdominal pain,
in addition to the undersuit an abdominal bandage should be worn.
These bandages come woven in ribbed woolen, and fit the body snugly.
This bandage is to be constantly worn, and, of course, changed at
night. During the cold weather the stockings should also be of wool.
Under no circumstances are garters allowed to be worn, as they form a
constriction around the leg and interfere with the return of the
venous blood to the heart, and so increase the tendency to the
formation of the varicose veins. It is better not to use any means to
hold the stockings up; they will be kept sufficiently well in place by
the under-drawers. Low shoes should never be worn except in the
hottest weather. It is of the greatest importance that the woman
should be impressed with the necessity of the avoidance of taking
cold, since any lung or kidney trouble is a serious complication of
pregnancy.
Diet.-- The diet is the same as that at any other time, only it is
more necessary to guard against anything which is likely to cause
indigestion. In other words, the diet should be plain, simple, and
easy of digestion; nutritious and partaken of at regular intervals. In
the latter part of pregnancy owing to the pressure of the enlarged
uterus on the stomach, the food may have to be partaken of in smaller
quantities and at shorter intervals. At this time also the appetite is
abnormally large. Where it does not disagree with the patient, milk is
the best adjuvant possible to the diet.
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