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Health Class
A nurse points to charts while teaching maternal and infant health to a small class of mothers who have children on their laps.
Clothing Demonstration
A nurse demonstrates several articles of clothing to mothers at the Health Center.
Nurse with Mothers and Babies
A nurse sits between two mothers with babies on their laps. They are discussing "individual problems of maternal and child health."
Registration at the Health Center
Mothers with babies register at the Health Center. In the background chairs line the walls, and above them are posters on health.
Waiting for Examination
Mothers sit with their babies in their arms as they wait for nurses to examine the infants. Infant clothing is hanging on a clothesline strung along the back wall, and posters on health are display...
Physical Examination
A nurse or doctor gives an infant a physical examination at the Health Center as the baby's mother looks on.
