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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
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.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter of Greeting to the Conference on Better Care for Mothers and Babies

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