60 ALL ABOUT T1IK BA15Y
Prenatal Accidents. There are, of course, prenatal ;uviŤ
dents, although fortunately these are rare. The child may he-
come entangled in the cord that connects it with the mother,
and the circulation of a certain part of its body be interlered
with. In this way the development of an arm or some other
part of the body may be hindered. A lack of sufficient amniulie
fluid (the fluid that surrounds baby) may cause pressure on (he
child, and in some way handicap its development.
Maldevelopment may be the result of a defect in the germ
cell in the beginning; but these things are very rare, and we
are reminded again to what an extent natural law guard?; the
baby, that it may have in its very beginning of life the best that
nature has to offer it. So wise is the plan for the safety of the
race. Let every mother trust her baby, as it grows within her,
to the all-wise power who planned nature's mechanism in the
interests of her child, knowing that trust, peace of mind, and
confidence are, perhaps, after all, of greatest importance in assur-
ing to the child the best possible adaptation of its
supply to its body needs.