Female Narcotic Users: A Comparative Study of the Needs of Addict and Non-Addict Mothers at the New York Foundling Hospital
Abstract
The New York Foundling Hospital was opened in 1869 by Sister Mary Irene S.C., in order to assist abandoned and neglected children, to combat infanticide and to extend services - distinctive at that time - to children born out of wedlock. From the beginning, mothers of the children were urged to stay and nurse the children for a year before leaving them at the Foundling. Many of those that did this returned home with their children. In these first years, the agency policy of total family assistance began to emerge.
Subject Area
Psychology|Nursing
Recommended Citation
Altieri, Eileen, "Female Narcotic Users: A Comparative Study of the Needs of Addict and Non-Addict Mothers at the New York Foundling Hospital" (1967). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189773.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189773
