ABSTRACT
In 1948, Charlotte Naish started what she called her ‘experiment in family practice’. She held weekly clinics for mothers and babies only, encouraging the attendance of babies. Naish was a pioneer in combining preventative and curative medicine, which was then later adopted by many. To encourage preventative medicine and health education in the practice Naish started a mother’s club where she and other partners in the surgery gave talks. As a medical officer to a mother and baby home and a member of the local medical committee of city health, hospital management and the chairman of the advisory panel on child health to Leeds Regional Hospital Board, she was able to advocate the needs of mothers and their babies. Medical students from the University of Leeds attended her clinics as part of their paediatric placement. She lectured students, nurses and midwives in medical gatherings.
