Hospitals in China's biggest cities are reporting an increase in women choosing natural childbirth, reversing a decadeslong trend during the one-child policy in which cesarean sections were favored.

近日，我国大城市的医院报告指出，选择自然分娩的女性数量正在增加，扭转了计划生育实施数十年来，剖腹产手术更受青睐的趋势。

China's C-section rate is the highest in the world, with cesarean sections used in 47 percent of all births in 2013. The World Health Organization's recommended rate is less than 15 percent.

中国的剖腹产率在全世界范围内是最高的，2013年使用剖腹产生育的比例达到了47%。世界卫生组织规定的剖腹产率不应超过15%。

Limited to one child, especially in urban areas, women sought C-sections for their convenience and reduced risk to newborns, even though recovery times increased for mothers and surgery presented its own dangers. However, since the second-child policy started in January, women have been considering the risks associated with C-sections more carefully.

受限于只能生一个孩子，尤其是城市中的女性因寻求方便及降低风险而选择剖腹产。即使这样做会增加产妇的恢复时间及手术带来的危险。不过自今年1月二孩政策落地以来，女性对剖腹产相关的风险考虑得更为谨慎，剖腹产数量也有所下降。

The government introduced new exceptions to the one-child policy in late 2013, although they varied¹ from region to region. Since Jan 1, all couples have been allowed to have a second child, and the number of cesarean sections has dropped.

我国政府已经于2013年底实施新的单独二孩政策，尽管全国各地有所不同。从今年1月1日起，所有的夫妇都可以生养二胎，剖宫产的数量已经有所下降。

At Sun Yat-sen University's First Affiliated² Hospital in Guangzhou, the C-section rate dropped to about 40% during the first 3 months of the year, a reduction of 10% from last year.

今年前3个月，广州市中山大学附属第一医院的剖腹产率降至约40%，同比下降了10%。

At Shanghai First Maternity³ and Infant Hospital, one of the country's major maternity hospitals, the C-section rate also dropped to about 40 percent last year. A decade ago, the rate was 70 percent.

去年，我国著名的产科医院上海市第一妇婴保健院的剖腹产率降至约40%。十年前，这一比率为70%。

In Beijing, the C-section rate dropped slightly, from 46.4 percent in 2013 to 46.2 percent in 2014, according to the Beijing Health and Family Planning Commission.

据北京市卫生计生委的数据显示，在北京，剖腹产率略有下降，从2013年的46.4%下降到2014年的46.2%。