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South Australia - Glossary Term

Mothercraft Nurse

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A mothercraft nurse was trained and specially qualified in maternal and infant care. The Australian Mothercraft Society was formed in Sydney in 1923 based on the work of a New Zealand health reformer, Frederick Truby King in the area of nutrition for babies. The Truby King Mothercraft League of South Australia was established in October 1934.

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