How Do Women Who Plan Home Birth Prepare for Childbirth?

In this column, the findings of a secondary analysis of data from a larger qualitative study of the experience of home birth are discussed. The aim was to describe the ways in which women who plan home birth prepare for their births. The findings provide support for the idea of birth preparation and education occurring throughout pregnancy and describe the ways in which women planning to give birth at home develop confidence, plan for support, and make decisions related to the particulars of the labor and birth. Implications of these findings for childbirth education are explored.     

枚乘卒年与枚皋生年新考

枚乘约于文帝后元七年与或景帝前元元年去吴游梁,景帝后元元年返回淮阴,武帝建元三年（前138）卒,时年约七十三岁;枚皋生于景帝前元元年（前156）,武帝建元二年上书梁共王后为郎,建元四年获罪后逃亡长安,元光元年（前134年）遇赦,并上书自荐,以赋才为郎。     

司马相如生年考述评

目前学术界关于司马相如生年的考辨有五种代表性意见,文章对这五种意见的考辨思路,及其考辨的文献支持度,即各种意见对原始文献证据的发现、采用和理解的过程进行比较性评述,认为第五种意见刘南平所发现的文献依据,形成了严谨确凿的证据链;建议将司马相如的生年表述为“约公元前169年（文帝前元十一年）”;同时提出以《资治通鉴》为学术考辨之依据是需要慎之又慎的.     

从《云南映象》看中国民间乐舞的文化价值

民间歌舞集《云南映象》是母体(原生态)乐舞，母体乐舞是传统化的组成部分，是中国传统化发展的源泉。     

张三丰出生年代及名号新考

张三丰的名号很多,其中张志朴很可能是张三丰在南宋宝祐年间的一个名号。张三丰出生年代的争论也很多,但根据历史年代的判断,把张三丰出生年代定在五代似较合理。     

婚姻家庭人权的宪法保障简

基于异性或同性非婚同居而形成民事生活共同体是当今社会的客观现象,是当事人基于自己的内心意愿或特定的性心理因素而进行的选择,是人的自由以及人格尊严的体现。同居权应作为人权由宪法加以保障,由同居而形成的民事生活共同体应纳入法律的调整范围以实现同居当事人的平等权。而生育权在我国已经被单行法律加以保障,作为一项基本人权,生育权应纳入宪法的保障体系以迫使政府推进生育权的实现并在符合社会整体利益的前提下使之最大化。     

Promoting Optimal Care in Childbirth

In 1996, the World Health Organization set out guidelines for normal birth. Because that time birth in the United States has continued to be intervention intensive, the cesarean rate has skyrocketed and maternal mortality, although low, is rising. At the same time, research continues to provide evidence for the benefits of supporting the normal physiologic process of labor and birth and the risks of interfering with this natural process. This article reviews the current state of U.S. maternity care and discusses research and advocacy efforts that address this issue. This article describes optimal care in childbirth and introduces the Lamaze International Six Healthy Birth Practices.     

Julian’s Birth

A grandmother of seven and childbirth educator shares her daughter’s successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) birth story in Switzerland.