However, the increasing medicalization of normal childbirth processes are undermining a woman’s own capability to give birth and negatively impacting her birth experience,” says Dr Princess Nothemba Simelela, WHO Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents.
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“如果产程进展正常，并且母婴状况良好，则不需要接受额外的干预来加快产程，”她说。
“If labour is progressing normally, and the woman and her baby are in good condition, they do not need to receive additional interventions to accelerate labour,” she says.
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分娩是一种正常的生理过程，对大多数母婴来说，可在无并发症的情况下完成。
Childbirth is a normal physiological process that can be accomplished without complications for the majority of women and babies.
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然而，研究表明，相当大比例的健康孕妇在临产和分娩期间至少接受一项临床干预。
However, studies show a substantial proportion of healthy pregnant women undergo at least one clinical intervention during labour and birth.
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她们还经常接受不必要且可能有害的例行干预。
They are also often subjected to needless and potentially harmful routine interventions.
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新的世卫组织指南包括56项基于证据的建议，涉及母婴在分娩全过程以及分娩后立即需要的护理。
The new WHO guideline includes 56 evidence-based recommendations on what care is needed throughout labour and immediately after for the woman and her baby.
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这些包括在临产和分娩期间有一个自己选择的陪伴者；
These include having a companion of choice during labour and childbirth; ensuring respectful care and good communication between women and health providers; maintaining privacy and confidentiality; and allowing women to make decisions about their pain management, labour and birth positions and natural urge to push, among others.
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每一次分娩都是独一无二的并且进展速度不同
Every labour is unique and progresses at different rates