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JUDITH LOTHIAN is a childbirth educator in Brooklyn, New York, a member of the Lamaze International Board of Directors, and the associate editor of the Journal of Perinatal Education. She is also an associate professor in the College of Nursing at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
J Perinat Educ. 2008 Winter;17(1):35-8. doi: 10.1624/105812408X266278.
In this column, a reader challenges the idea that choice in childbirth is a myth. The ways in which women's choices in childbirth are undermined are explored. The relationship between choice, autonomy, and decision-making is discussed. Autonomy is considered as a foundation for decision-making and an important way to make birth safer for mothers and babies. Strategies for increasing autonomy within the framework of childbirth education are presented.
在本专栏中,一位读者对分娩选择是个神话这一观点提出了质疑。探讨了女性分娩选择被削弱的方式。讨论了选择、自主权和决策之间的关系。自主权被视为决策的基础,也是保障母婴分娩安全的重要途径。介绍了在分娩教育框架内增强自主权的策略。