Medicine: A.A.O.G.A.S.

A. A. O. G. A. S.

About 125 specialists met at Memphis, Tenn., last week to discuss obstetrics, gynecology and abdominal surgery.

Maternal Mortality. Their greatest concern was the fact that the U. S., whose women pay the highest medical fees in the world and therefore presumably get the best care, has the highest maternal mortality rate among civilized nations. For every 2,000 children born alive in the U. S. 13 mothers die. The rate per thousand is in England & Wales 3.8; Scotland 5.8; Germany 5.3; Italy 2.7; Scandinavian countries 2.6; Holland 2.3...

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