सैनिटरी पैड्स के पहले टेलीविज़न विज्ञापन से लेकर अब तक क्या कुछ बदल गया
सैनेटरी पैडस का आविष्कार प्रथम विश्वयुद्ध (1914 – 1918) के दौरान घायल सैनिकों की देखभाल करने वाली नर्सों ने किया, तब घायल सैनिकों के उपचार के लिए लकड़ी के छाल से बना बैंडेज़ का इस्तेमाल किया जाता था,...
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