Cherish the children
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Summary
| Description | Film describes the work of the Frontier Nursing Service, which provides health care to the people of the southern Appalachian region. Originally founded to meet the needs of the children of this region, the service expanded over time to serve the entire family. Nurses are shown as they visit families and circulate through the community and to isolated farmhouses to provide basic health care, operate a hospital and training center, and staff six nursing outposts.Nurse-midwives are presented during their training as they examine children they have delivered, take a history from an injured father, and treat other members of the family. They assist in aspects of family planning and help residents obtain and use contraception. The film notes that infant mortality rates drop when these services are delivered regularly over time. The special needs of the elderly in the home are also addressed. Finally, the program notes that as these nurses graduate from the training center, some will stay to |
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| Source | collections.nlm.nih.gov |
| Author | Head, Murdock., Inter-American Dialogue Center. |
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Attribution: Head, Murdock., Inter-American Dialogue Center.