Abstract
A study of 72 cases of hemorrhagic disease, occurring in 11,303 infants born during the period from September, 1932, to April, 1936, inclusive, has been presented. This comprises the material on the indoor and Outdoor Services of the Woman's Clinic of the New York Hospital. Emphasis has been placed on certain maternal and infantile factors. Criteria have been suggested for diagnosis. The treatment has been discussed and the autopsy data have been included.Additional studies are indicated and should include: antepartum and intrapartum aspects of pregnancy; the use of drugs; further consideration of the blood loss in the third stage of labor; dietary factors; prematurity; blood studies, especially normoblastic determinations in the blood smears or in the fetal vessels of the placenta; blood pressure and blood volume determinations; capillary fragility tests; arterial oxygen; and the value of intramuscular whole blood.
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