¶ ''The profession of being a mother today is more dangerous than the average masculine profession, with all its risks." ¶ "Home delivery, even under the poorest conditions, is safer than hospital delivery." ¶ "Six thousand women die annually in the U. S. from puerperal infection." ¶ "In the ten largest [U. S.] cities hospitalization now ranges between 56% and 85% of all live births. The majority of [the nation's] births, however, still take place at home, 1,500,000 out of the 2,200,000 annually." ¶ "These statements certainly are astonishing. However, if we would...
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