CHAPTER XVII

. NUTRITION OF THE MOTHER AND HER BABY. Importance of

Adequate Nutrition in First Weeks of Life. Necessary Elements of an Adequate Dietary. “Vitamines.” Danger of Deficiency Diseases. Danger of Conditions Approaching Recognizable Disease. The Deficiency Diseases. Scurvy. Infantile Scurvy. Corrective Diet. Beriberi. Xerophthalmia. Pellagra. Rickets. Corrective Diet. Application of Principles of Nutrition to the Diet of the Nursing Mother.

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