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• Hospital Nurseries & Newborn IDs in 1930s | Baby History Shorts

  

  In the 1930s, hospital births were becoming more common in the US, for example, in Chicago in 1930, 55% of births took place in a hospital. It’s likely more would have chosen a hospital birth if they could afford it, or weren’t prevented due to segregation. For efficiency, hospitals used nurseries to care for newborns…

  Aradia Wyndham

  April 29, 2024

  Babies, Birth, Video

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