托福词汇之“Kangaroo Mother Care袋鼠式护理法”

　　"Kangaroo Mother Care" (KMC) involves skin-to-skin contact between thebaby's front and the "mother's" chest. This contact has improved the survivalrate of premature babies. KMC has been widely used in the US, Japan and Europe,yet in China premature infants are often put in incubators from birth.

　　“袋鼠式护理法”指的是婴儿睡在“母亲”(护理人员)胸前、肌肤相亲，“母亲”用自己的体温温暖孩子。这种亲密接触能增加早产儿的存活率。这种方法近年来在欧美和日本得到推崇，但在中国尚未普及，更常见的是早产儿一出生就“住进了”保温箱中。

　　To mimic the atmosphere of the womb, "kangaroo mothers" must sit still fora whole hour without going to the bathroom or breathing heavily.

　　为了模拟子宫中的环境，每次“袋鼠妈妈”要一动不动地坐一个小时，让小婴儿听着“妈妈”均匀的呼吸，也不能起身去卫生间。

　　It's a 24-7 job, but night shifts are the most energy-consuming. Somebabies can die of respiratory arrest in their sleep, so staff must be alert togive emergency treatment or go to the hospital.

　　这是项7*24小时的工作，但夜班往往更难熬。一些早产儿可能会出现呼吸骤停，“睡死过去”。因此“袋鼠妈妈”比如保持警惕，进行急救或送往医院。