Corina Fitch is a midwife at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee.

科琳娜·费奇是田纳西州萨默敦农场助产中心助产士。

She hired a midwife for the delivery.

她雇了一个助产士接生。

I have the distinct impression that midwives are a littlelike anglers, you know?

我直觉是助产士就象渔夫？

At least the midwife says nine pounds.

至少助产士说有9公斤。

In the past, midwives have tended to be marginalised in America.

过去，助产士在美国往往处于边缘化地位。

So there are shortages around the country of OB gyns and midwives.

全国各地妇产科医生和助产士都很短。

Increasingly, women of color are using midwives to give birth naturally.

来有色人种女性开始使用助产士来帮助自然分娩。

Recently, 23 new midwives graduated in Mogadishu at a ceremony that coincided with the International Day of the Midwife.

最近，就在国际助产士日当天，摩加迪沙23名新毕业助产士参加了一个仪式。

Hey, at least I didn't ditch you on the first day of lamaze class.

至少在第一天助产课我跟你一起来了。

Oh, Pheebs, I'm sorry, I've got to go. I've got Lamaze class.

哦，Pheebs，抱歉，我得走了，我得去参加心理助产班。

She even built the midwifery school the original Lancet ad had called for.

她甚至建立了最初《柳叶刀》广告所呼吁助产学校。

Licensing rules vary across states, and insurance coverage for midwifery services is patchy.

各州职业证照制度各异，助产服务保险范围也不尽相同。

Ethiopia had more pressing needs too, it turned out, than either midwifery or teaching.

事实证明，埃塞俄比亚也有比助产或教学更迫切需求。

Lactation support, access to Mental Health Services, doulas that can help advocate for women.

哺乳支持、获得心理健康服务、助产士可以帮助为妇女争取权益。

By contrast, Sweden has a 300- year-old tradition of professional midwifery.

相比之下，瑞士有着300专业助产传统。

The presence of a partner, family, friends, or an experienced midwife may work wonders.

伴侣、家人、朋友或经验丰富助产士陪伴可能会产生奇效。

The Farm Midwifery Center reported that fewer than two percent of women decided to get a C-section.

农场助产中心报告称，只有不到2%妇女决定剖腹产。

His father, Sophroniscus, was a sculptor while his mother, Phaenarete, worked as a midwife.

他父亲索弗罗尼斯库斯是一位雕塑家，而他母亲法伊纳瑞特则是一名助产士。

" I would like to become a doctor because I used to be a midwife, " she told Reuters.

“我想成为一名医生，因为我曾经是一名助产士。”

A midwife is a person who is trained to help women give birth but who is not a doctor.

助产士指是受过培训帮助妇女分娩人，但他们不是医生。