" I need to find the midwife, " Val said.

" 我得找产婆。" 瓦迩说。

Corina Fitch is a midwife at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee.

科琳娜·费奇是田纳西州萨默敦农场助产中心的助产士。

At least the midwife says nine pounds.

至少助产士说有9公斤。

They want more towels. What are they, midwives?

居然还要毛巾 他们难道是产婆吗？

Increasingly, women of color are using midwives to give birth naturally.

越来越多的有色人种女性开始使用助产士来帮助自然分娩。

" I would like to become a doctor because I used to be a midwife, " she told Reuters.

“我想成为一名医生，因为我曾经是一名助产士。”

In the past, midwives have tended to be marginalised in America.

过去，助产士在美国往往处于边缘化的地位。

And collaboration between doctors and midwives can prove effective.

产科医生和助产士之间的合作也证明很有效。

So there are shortages around the country of OB gyns and midwives.

全国各地的妇产科医生和助产士都很短缺。

When the Center first opened, there were about 300 licensed midwives in California. Most of them were white.

这个中心刚成立时，整个加州有大约300名注册助产士，大多数都是白人。