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Welfare Centres

I'm not sure if , previously it was no 848. It seems to be next to Bracken Road, and in the 1973 directory this is the
City of Birmingham Maternity & Child Welfare Centre

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So a welfare centre built as a response to the rapid increase in housing in the area and the government acknowledging the importance of child health and welfare. These places were an important development, where previously there were limited services available for mums-to-be and their babies. A step closer to forming a national health service too, although that would be quite a few years down the road.
 
Early clinics were available but were supported by voluntary subscription. This is an interesting article, showing Birmingham at the forefront in the development of early subscription clinics.

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Infant Welfare Centres in Birmingham

Birmingham was a pioneering City when it came to the establishment of municipal Infant Welfare Centres (IWCs). Laurie has been looking at the role of IWCs and the changes during 1914-1924. The purp…
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Here's a link for the Kingstanding Welfare Centre.

Welfare Centre Warren Farm Road Kingstanding

This afternoon was casting my mind back to the Welfare Centre and couldn’t help wondering if the midwives for the area were based there. My mum had two home births and I remember she said Nurse Cook(e) was contacted at her home when needed. But surely in the 1940s/50s midwives had a place to...
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