Babies, Babies, Babies! : Rural Maternity and the Red Cross Outpost Nurse
Object Number:
1992.08.44
Object Name:
Napkin, Sanitary
Kit Connection:
The maternity kit in later years included commercial cotton sanitary pads. In the kit are these two civilian pads and 3 medical ones.

Before the advent of disposable commercial pads and tampons, cloths were folded and attached to undergarments to deal with menstrual blood and bleeding after a birth.
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