Finding our way

LONG BEFORE I GOT PREGNANT, MY HUSBAND AND I BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR THE KIND OF BIRTH I HAD ALWAYS IMAGINED FOR MYSELF: peaceful, normal, and without medication or unnecessary medical intervention. In the fall of 2008, I got pregnant. At that same time, I started a new career as a labor and delivery nurse in a hospital that specializes in high-risk labor and birth. My daughter's journey into this world turned out to be the beautiful normal experience we had always imagined. This special experience also helped shape the kind of care I offer as a new labor and delivery nurse.     

Louisa's Birth

In this column, Rachel Mann shares the story of the birth of her third daughter, Louisa. After a previous pregnancy loss, Mann chose to give birth to her third baby in a hospital with attending care from an obstetrician. In spite of the high-risk medical environment, she was able to have an unmedicated, powerful birth. Mann's careful planning, the support of her husband and doula, and her confidence in her ability to give birth helped make Louisa's birth all that Mann hoped it would be.     

Many women and providers are unprepared for an evidence-based, educated conversation about birth

Findings from recent Canadian studies on the knowledge and beliefs about birth practices among first-time pregnant women and among obstetricians and other birth providers indicate that many women are inadequately informed and many providers deliver non-evidence-based maternity care. Consequently, informed decision making is problematic for pregnant women and their providers. New strategies are needed to inform pregnant women about key procedures and approaches that might be used in birth so they can have an educated, shared discussion with their provider and successfully advocate for their preferred birth experience. In addition, providers can be encouraged to supplement their knowledge with current, evidence-based maternity care practices. To avoid a lack of informed decision making and to ensure that natural, safe, and healthy birth practices are based on current evidence, pregnant women and providers must work together to inform themselves and to add childbirth to the women's health agenda.     

20世纪40年代的"生育节制"思潮及其历史地位

由于近代社会动荡,传统生育观蒂固根深,政府的不支持以及自身的种种局限,近代"生育节制"思潮在20世纪40年代逐渐走向衰微.但作为中国近代史上一场重要的生育观改革风暴,它不仅促进了近代妇女解放,也为重构近代生育观起了重要的推动作用.     

农村外出打工者婚育观念的调查与思考

以"民工潮"为表征的大规模乡城人口流动是当代中国社会变迁过程中引人注目的一大现象。外出流动深刻地影响着农村打工者的家庭婚姻观念及行为。在建设社会主义新农村的进程中,做好新时期新形势下的农村人口和计划生育工作,不应忽视人口流动所产生的影响。     

许慎生卒年补议

从许慎写作《说文》的全过程及许冲的上疏以及与贾逵，尹珍，高彪等的关系等诸方面，考证许慎的生卒年代，应该是生于汉光武帝建武十六年（公元40年），卒于安帝建光元年（公元121年）冬。     

从古典到现代——纪念丘特切夫诞辰200周年

本文对俄罗斯杰出诗人丘特切夫的创作进行了全面的介绍和评论:评述了丘特切夫的思想特征,分析了丘特切夫的自然诗和爱情诗在思想和艺术上的特色;阐释了丘特切夫创作的现代性;简略回顾了丘特切夫在中国的译介和研究的历史和现状。     

《清人别集总目》订补(续)

《清人别集总目》在版本源流的考订方面成就斐然，但是在作事迹，尤其是作的生卒年岁考订方面则颇多可商之处。经核检有关别集内的作自述，以及对相关材料进行仔细推敲后，知《总目》对于杨恩寿、韩德玉等人生卒年的考订或谬误，或欠确，而其未知之王丹墀、王汝金、王惟成、方燕昭、左桢、邢锦生、朱冠瀛、严昌（王育）、吴玙、言南金、宋谦、张式、陈祖望、周名建、宗婉、冯震祥、屈蕙壤、姚斌敏、钱国珍、黄家鼎等人的生年实可确考，王惟和、杨庄、沈英、张家（才鼎）、奕询、莫永贞等人的生卒年均可确考。     

华资银行产生的历史条件

中国华资银行产生于 19世纪末叶。中国近代史上一代代政治、洋务、商业精英的执著追求与实践是华资银行产生的前提条件 ;中国资本主义的发展及其对自办银行的呼唤 ,是华资银行产生的经济条件之一 ;列强在华投资的增长和在华贸易的发展 ,是华资银行产生的另一经济条件 ;创立自办银行以挽回利权的社会舆率催生了华资银行 ;外资银行获得的高额利润 ,刺激了当时的一些官吏巨商投资于自办银行 ,为华资银行的降生提供了一个现实条件 ;甲午后清政府日益严重的财政困难 ,促使它批准开办银行以分其忧 ,从而为华资银行的产生获得了又一现实条件     

Listening to Mothers II: Report of the Second National U.S. Survey of Women's Childbearing Experiences: Conducted January–February 2006 for Childbirth Connection by Harris Interactive? in partnership with Lamaze International*

With permission from Childbirth Connection, the “Executive Summary” for the Listening to Mothers II survey is reprinted, here. The landmark Listening to Mothers I report, published in 2002, described the first national U.S. survey of women''s maternity experiences. It offered an unprecedented opportunity to understand attitudes, feelings, knowledge, use of obstetric practices, outcomes, and other dimensions of the maternity experience. Listening to Mothers II, a national survey of U.S. women who gave birth in 2005 that was published in 2006, continues to break new ground. Although continuing to document many core items measured in the first survey, the second survey includes much new content, exploring earlier topics in greater depth, as well as some new and timely topics.