As a nurse in a maternity unit, I've had to answer all kinds of questions from patients and their families. I couldn't help but notice that one expectant father seemed particularly interested in the electronic fetal monitor. “Would it hurt anything if I just turned this dial up and down from time to time?” he asked. “No,” I answered, “but why would you want to do that?” Smiling, the dad explained, “I know from experience it's the only time in a child's life I'll be able to control.”
作為產科病房的護士我不得不回答病人和家屬的各種各樣的問題。我忍不住要注意一位準父親,似乎對電子胎兒監(jiān)護儀特別感興趣。他問我:“如果我把這個鈕一會兒撥上來一會兒撥下去,會不會傷到胎兒呢?”我說:“那不會。不過你為什么想那樣做呢?”他笑著解釋說:“根據(jù)我的經驗,在一個孩子的一生中,這是我唯一可以控制的時候?!?