Maternity: A Film of Queen Charlotte's Hospital (1935)

Synopsis

This historically interesting film depicts ante-natal and post-natal care in the 1930s before the inception of the National Health Service in 1948. Infant and maternal mortality was a concern - this film shows how Queen Charlotte's hospital tackled the problems. Scenes are dramatised of an emergency birth at home as well as scenes within the hospital depicting training and babycare. 4 segments.

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Running time

14 minutes

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Postnatal Care
• Hospitals, Maternity
• Parturition
• Hospitals
• Pregnancy
• Birth
• Medical

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