When this Act comes into universal action every baby of the land will be entitled--legally and not by individual caprice or philanthropic condescension--to medical attention from the day of birth, and every mother will have at hand the counsel of an educated woman in touch with the municipal authorities.

There could be no greater triumph for medical science, for national efficiency, and the cause of humanity generally.

Even on the lower financial plane, it is easy to see that an enormous saving of public and private money will thus be effected.

The Act is adoptive, and not compulsory.

This was a wise precaution, for an Act of this kind cannot be effectual unless it is carried out thoroughly by the community adopting it, and it will not be adopted until a community has clearly realized its advantages and the methods of attaining them.
An important adjunct of this organization is the School for Mothers.