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“La Femme Francaise Pendant La Guerre“ (The Frenchwoman during the war), French propaganda poster

In the light of the dramatic fall in births, the mother nursing her child is at the centre of war society here. From: Hirschfeld, Magnus and Gaspar, Andreas: Sittengeschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, 1st edition, Leipzig/Vienna 1930, Vol. 1, 115

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    "Mobilisation of the cradle"

    The birth rate dropped considerably between 1914 and 1918. In view of the loss of life caused by the war, the reproductive behaviour of the population became a matter of national interest.