Care of the newborn baby

United States, 1944

Film
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Instructs parents in the care, feeding, and bathing of a newborn baby, introducing the prenatal clinic where instruction is given to expectant mothers, the hospital or nursing home, and the district nurse who visits the mother after the baby is born.

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Credits

producer

John A. Haeseler

production company

United States. Dept. of Education

Willard Pictures

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1944

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001732

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Parenting

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospital care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Maternity nursing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prenatal care

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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