give birth, maternity leave/care, childbirth, afterbirth, used-car lot, umbilical cord

Duchess of Cambridge Gives Birth to a Son5

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"I feel like I'm in a used-car lot."

RENÉE MARTIN, who was quoted a price of $4,000 to $45,000 for maternity care.



Paying Till It Hurts American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Maternity care and childbirth cost far more in the United States than in any other developed country.

EU member states reject longer maternity leave 產假

The EU Parliament's proposal to increase maternity leave from 14 to 20
weeks has been rejected by member states, among them Germany. They also
dismissed an increase to 18 weeks as proposed by the European Commission.

The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew726iI44va89pIa
afterbirth, hemoglobin, umbilical cord,



Benefits Found in Delaying the Severing of the Umbilical Cord
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS 7:35 PM ET

A study found that delaying clamping for at least a minute after birth significantly improves iron stores and hemoglobin levels in newborn babies.


afterbirth

The special tissues associated with the development of a fetus in the uterus that are expelled after the birth of a neonate. These are the placenta, or the structure attached to the wall of the uterus through which nourishment passes from the mother to the fetus, and the umbilical cord, which attaches the fetus to the placenta.





 See also fetal membranes.
n. - 胎盤, 胞衣
介於子宮內壁和胎兒之間的圓餅狀組織，中央有臍帶和胎兒相連，胎兒可藉此取得氧氣、養分，及排出二氧化碳及廢物到母體血液內，亦分泌激素促進子宮和乳腺的生長。

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後産

hemoglobin

血紅蛋白（縮寫︰Hb或Hgb）是高等生物體內負責運載氧的一種蛋白質。可以用平均細胞血紅蛋白濃度測出濃度。

泉州盛行胎盤宴 饕客爭食 恐有染愛滋風險

時間：2009/8/17 07:37 撰稿‧編輯：吳寧康 　　新聞引據：蘋果日報

胎盤經放血、乾燥處理，用作中藥稱為「紫河車」(圖：三七健康網) 中國民間吃胎盤歪風屢禁不止，福建省泉州市餐飲界近日盛行胎盤宴，一盅「胎盤燉淮山湯」要價約2500元新台幣，必須提前預約才吃得到，食客趨之若鶩。不過醫界提醒，食用來路不明的胎盤有感染愛滋病或肝炎之虞，而且胎盤經過高溫烹煮養分已被破壞，和吃豬肚沒有兩樣。 　　中新網報導，泉州一家三星級飯店的邱姓廚師透露，一個新鮮胎盤醫院「售價」約1500元台幣，做成一盅「胎盤燉淮山湯」要價約2500元台幣，通常飯店的菜單上沒有這道菜只賣給熟客，而一個胎盤約可做4盅湯品，獲利相當驚人。 　　泉州市人民醫院中醫科主任王金都指出，胎盤的蛋白質和賀爾蒙等物質，經過高溫烹煮早已破壞殆盡，和吃豬肚沒有兩樣，此外還有罹患愛滋病、肝炎等傳染病風險。 　　此外，根據中國現行的法令，胎盤的所有權歸屬於產婦，醫院私下販售是違法行為。 　 　一名正常胎兒的胎盤重約500克，由腺體組織、纖維組織和結締組織等組成。胎盤若經過放血、乾燥處理，用作中藥稱為「紫河車」，民間相信具有滋補功能。 瀋陽市婦嬰醫院副院長周衛衛表示，將新鮮胎盤煮熟吃下，不少物質已在高溫中被破壞，營養與吃一般肉類無異，並沒有特殊補身功能。此外，產婦生產過程中，胎 盤可能受到多種細菌污染，隨意服食胎盤極可能罹患愛滋、肝炎等傳染疾病。

birth

Pronunciation: /bəːθ/

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noun

[mass noun]

• the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being:he was blind from birth [count noun]:despite a difficult birth he’s fit and healthy
• the beginning or coming into existence of something:the birth of Socialist Realism
• a person’s origin, descent, or ancestry:the mother is English by birth he is of noble birth

verb

[with object] informal, chiefly North American

• give birth to (a baby or other young):she birthed five children within ten years

Phrases

give birth

bear a child or young:she gave birth to a son

Origin:

Middle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to bear¹

Definition of childbirth

noun

the action of giving birth to a child:she died in childbirth

maternity

• [mətə'ːrnəti]

[名]

1 [U]母であること, 母性；母らしさ.

2 産科病院, 産院.

3 妊婦服.

━━[形]((限定))妊娠［出産］（期間）の；産婦［妊婦］の（ための）

a maternity dress [maternity clothes]
妊婦服

a maternity nurse
助産看護婦

a maternity ward
産科病棟

maternity leave
出産育児休暇

maternity pay ［allowance］
((英))産休手当.

Definition of maternity

noun

• motherhood.
• [usually as modifier] the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth:maternity clothes

Origin:

early 17th century: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater 'mother'