Nurs Stand. 1988 May 21;2(33):34. doi: 10.7748/ns.2.33.34.s65.
We tend to take it for granted nowadays that effective pain relief during childbirth will be available should it be required. But, as Dr Les Brann points out in the booklet accompanying this audiocassette, women haven't always been so fortunate. In the early sixteenth century, a Scottish woman was burned at the stake for requesting some form of pain relief during the birth of her twins!
如今，我们往往理所当然地认为，分娩时如有需要就能获得有效的止痛措施。但是，正如莱斯·布兰恩博士在随这盘录音带附带的小册子中所指出的，女性并非一直都如此幸运。在16世纪早期，一名苏格兰妇女因在生双胞胎时要求某种形式的止痛措施而被处以火刑！
