新奇事件簿 英国医院出台新生婴儿新规

A hospital in Britain has banned visitors from cooing over newborn babies and asking mothers questions. The Calderdale Royal Hospital in the town of Halifax said its decision was to protect the human rights of newborn babies and to reduce the risk of infection. Debbie Lawson, the hospital’s spokeswoman, told reporters. Cooing should be a thing of the past. These are little people with the same rights as you or me. She added: “Infection control was also a key part of the message as the unit deals with very small babies with very vulnerable¹ immune² systems.”

英国某医院禁止探望人员对新生婴儿轻声言语，或向母亲发问。哈利法克斯Calderdale皇家医院表示称，此举旨在保护新生婴儿人权，降低感染率。医院发言人黛比·劳森对记者表示称。轻声言语已是过去时。新生婴儿与我们享有同等权力。她还补充道：“因新生儿免疫力低，控制感染率也是重中之重。”

Politicians and maternity³ experts have strongly criticized⁴ the new “safeguards”. The British government’s representative for the area, Linda Riordan, said the measures were totally crazy. She told the local Halifax Courier newspaper it was the mother’s decision to decide who could coo at her new baby. New mothers at the hospital said they were astonished that visitors could not ask questions about their babies or their own health. A British parenting charity, the National Childbirth Trust, said the move was totally unnecessary.

关于新法，政界人士和妇幼专家表示强烈反对。政府地区代表琳达·赖尔登称此举极为疯狂。她在接受当地新闻社“哈利法克斯快递”采访时表示，轻声言语权落在了母亲身上。新生儿母亲表示，探望者无权过问新生儿有关情况，无法询问婴儿健康状况，这让他们感到大为震惊。英国生育基金会“全国生育信托”表示称，此举没有任何必要。

1 vulnerable   

adj.易受伤的，脆弱的，易受攻击的

参考例句：

• He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.她看上去很脆弱，他就主动去保护她。
• The company is in an economically vulnerable position.该公司目前经济状况不稳定。

2 immune   

adj.免疫的，有免疫力的，不受影响的，免除的

参考例句：

• I am immune from the disease,for I had it once.我对这病有免疫力，因为我已得过一次了。
• Be immune from corruption.拒腐蚀，永不沾。

3 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

4 criticized   

vt.批评(criticize的过去式)v.评论，批评( criticize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
• The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。