Preserving the lives and health of mothers and their newborn babies is of first importance in safeguarding family life and the welfare of the whole people.
FDR: “Preserving the lives and health of mothers and their newborn babies is of first importance in safeguarding family life…”
On the recordJanuary 9, 1938
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Letter of Greeting to the Conference on Better Care for Mothers and Babies
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