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THE HUMAN ADVENTURE
Wife. — But she weighs over 8 pounds. Did you see her, Tom?
Man. — Oh, yeah, I saw her.
Wife. — Does she look like me, Tom?
Man. — Well, no! I mean — well, you know I wasn’t very close. It was behind that glass window.
Wife. — You’re not disappointed ’cause it’s a girl, are you, Tom ?
Man. — Don’t be silly. I’m happy — happy you’re Okay. Its a wonderful baby, I guess those wrinkles kinda smooth out after a while.
Wife. — ( Laughing ) Oh, Tom, your face!
Man. — Gosh, what did I say now ? Don’t cry.
Wife. — I’m not crying. I’m laughing.
Music. — Up and down.
Narrator. — For the first time on radio you have heard the story of childbirth. Why was this story told ? Professor Howard W. Haggard of Yale University answers for us.
Haggard. — The position of women in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization. Accordingly, the advances and regressions of civilization are nowhere seen more clearly than in the story of childbirth.
Narrator. — All that has gone before paints a pleasant portrait of motherhood in the United States. Unfortunately, our task is not complete without the cold shower of fact. Equipped as our scientists are, with all the knowledge and experience of a century of careful research, here is the situation. Says Dr. Fred Adair, Professor of Obstetrics and Chief of Staff of the University of Chicago’s Lying-in Hospital . . .
Adair. — More than 10,000 mothers died in childbirth in the United States in the year 1939. The percentage of maternal deaths in this country was one of the highest in the civilized world. One to two mothers die for every 275 to 300 births. Three-fourths of maternal deaths in this country are due to controllable causes. {Pause) Of the 275 babies born, 13 will die before they are a year old, and about one-half this same number are bom dead.
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