I was a Plunket baby : 100 years of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc. / Jim Sullivan.
Material type: TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random House New Zealand, 2007.Description: 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781869418984 (pbk.) :
- King, Truby, Sir, 1858-1938
- Royal New Zealand Plunket Society -- History
- Child health services -- New Zealand -- History
- Infant health services -- New Zealand -- History
- Visiting nurses -- New Zealand -- History
- Nursing services -- New Zealand -- History
- Maternal and infant welfare -- New Zealand -- History
- Child welfare -- New Zealand -- History
- Royal New Zealand Plunket Society History
- Child health services New Zealand History
- Visiting nurses New Zealand History
- Nursing services New Zealand History
- Infants -- Care -- New Zealand
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Heritage & Archives | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections | Reference - not for loan | 362.7 SUL | 1 | Reference Only | T00451870 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 362.7 SUL | 1 | Available | T00451865 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
PLUNKET - the very word is a New Zealand icon. This book tells the story of the first hundred years of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, from 1907 when the infant death rate was appallingly high through to 2007. Along the way skirmishes with the Department of Health, the politicians and even, in the early days, the medical profession, have all been part of Plunket's battleground. Through all this, Plunket has readily adapted to the need for change and nurses and volunteers have continued to care for over 90% of New Zealand infants. Plunket volunteers have created an organisation in which nurses and mothers are the controllers of their own destiny and a legacy for all New Zealanders, almost all of whom can make the claim, I was a Plunket baby The text is detailed and includes extracts from official documents and personal recollections, along with a wealth of illustrations to portray this dramatic century.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213) and index.
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