doctor who supervises the expectant mother is to prepare her for a sound, natural delivery.
Q — And what, Doctor, are the dangers to which the expectant mother may expose herself by neglecting this matter and contenting herself with the opinions of old women and neighbors?
A — The dangers to which the expectant mother is exposed are many. In some instances the doctor discovers certain cases of blood pressure, or diseases of the heart, or tuberculosis, or diabetes, or diseases of the kidneys, without any previous signs, through the analyses, examinations, and X-rays he performs upon the expectant mother. It is then easy to treat her while the disease is still in its first stages, to care for the fetus and its position, and to secure safety and health for it and for its mother.
Q — There is another matter that occupies my mind a great deal. Before the pregnancy my teeth were strong — I never once had to visit my dentist or felt an ache; yet all through the past week I have noticed that my teeth twinge, contrary to the usual. Has this condition anything to do with the pregnancy?
A — Of course — and I am glad you raised this question, for it is very important. The expectant mother gives her fetus, during its formation, of her own bodily strength, especially the calcium matter that builds the skeleton and, later on, the teeth... It is therefore natural, as a result of this deficiency that befalls the mother's body, that certain signs of want should show themselves in the mother, and it is a very ordinary thing for the expectant mother to feel twinges and aching in her teeth. My counsel to her is to take plenty of calcium foods, such as milk, laban, cheese, and butter — and to visit the dentist.
Q — But my mother, and
everyone else, assure me that an expectant mother must not visit the dentist, because there is danger in it to the fetus. Is their opinion exaggerated, then?
A — It is the habit of mothers
and old women to exaggerate with unnecessary precautions, and to treat the expectant mother as though she were ill, whereas pregnancy is a natural condition, as I have already said. Nevertheless, I admit that
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