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In the fog-wrapped city of Yichang on the Yangtze in the shadow of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, Wan Xindi is triumphant as she cares for her new baby daughter. Her second child is healthy and cute, but Wan is most proud of how she came into the world: the old-fashioned way. 宜昌位于长江畔，紧挨着全世界最大的水电站大坝。在这座时常雾气弥漫的城市里，万歆笛照料着刚出生的女儿，心中充满胜利的喜悦。这是她的第二个孩子，小女儿健康可爱，但最让她自豪的是女儿来到这个世界的方式——古老的自然分娩。 A natural birth is in itself an accomplishment in China, where caesarean section rates were, until a few years ago, the highest in the world. Wan was one of the many Chinese women who underwent a medically unnecessary C-section when her first baby arrived. During her second pregnancy, the 25-year-old went to every hospital in Yichang, determined to find a doctor willing to allow her to attempt a vaginal delivery. In the process, she became a foot soldier in the battle to wean China off its addiction to C-sections. 在中国，自然分娩本身就是了不起的成就，几年前中国的剖腹产率还是世界最高的。与许多中国妇女一样，万歆笛在第一个宝宝降生时经历了一场医疗上不必要的剖腹产手术。在怀二胎期间，25岁的万歆笛走遍了宜昌每一家医院，决心要找到一位愿意让她尝试顺产的医生。在此过程中，她成了中国戒断“剖腹产执念”大战里的一名战士。 | 
