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

琳娜·费奇是田纳西州萨默敦农场助中心的助士。

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

我的直觉是助士就象渔夫？

At least the midwife says nine pounds.

至少助士说有9公斤。

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

过去，助士在美国往往处于边缘化的地位。

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

全国各地的妇生和助士都很短缺。

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

越来越多的有色人种女性开始使用助士来帮助自然分娩。

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

最近，就在国际助士日的当天，摩加23新毕业的助士参加了一个仪式。

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

至少在第一天的助课我跟你一起来了。

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

哦，Pheebs，抱歉，我得走了，我得去参加心理助班。

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

她甚至建立了最初的《柳叶刀》广告所呼吁的助学校。

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、助士可以帮助为妇女争取权益。

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

各州的职业证照制度各异，助服务的保险范围也不尽相同。

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

农场助中心报告称，只有不到2%的妇女决定剖腹。

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

相比之下，瑞士有着300年的专业助的传统。

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

“我想成为一生，因为我曾经是一助士。”

USAID also began to support training for thousands of doctors, nurses, midwives and community health workers.

美国国际开发署(USAID)开始帮助培训数千生、护士、助士和社区疗人员。

Okay, we take care of everything. You know, uh, hospital bills and maternity clothes and lamaze classes.

是的，我们会处理好所有的事情。恩，疗费用，孕妇装备，助班。

It's a lamaze class. I guarantee you I will not be the only woman in there holding a chimichanga.

这是心理助课堂。我敢保证，肯定不只我一个人拿着墨西哥春卷。

Her students use goggles equipped with augmented reality or AR, so trainee midwives can experience a simulated birth.

她的学生使用配备增强现实或称为AR的护目镜，因此实习助士可以体验模拟接生。

When the Center first opened, there were about 300 licensed midwives in California. Most of them were white.

这个中心刚成立时，整个加州有大约300注册助士，大多数都是白人。