Chào các thính giả yêu mến của chương trình Học Tiếng Anh qua các chủ đề của chương trình học tiếng anh cùng Radiome. Mình là Diệu Hoa.
Chủ đề nghe Tiếng Anh của chúng ta ngày hôm nay có tựa đề là: Mothering the Mother có nghĩa là làm mẹ.  
Vì bài nghe khá dài nên mình sẽ tách làm hai phần để các bạn dễ dàng theo dõi hơn nhé!
Các bạn cùng chú ý lắng nghe với tiết tấu chậm rãi của chương trình Spotlight nhé. Note lại những từ bạn nghe chưa rõ và xem lại ở bản text để làm phong phú thêm vốn từ vựng của mình nhé!

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Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Adam Navis.
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And I'm Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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During nine long months a mother grows a baby inside her. She shares the news of the coming baby with people around her. She prepares a place for the baby in her home. She takes special care of her body as a growing place for the baby.
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Now, it is time for the baby to be born. The mother may labor a long time, feeling extreme pain. But finally, her hard work produces a small miracle. The new baby lets out a cry. The mother is extremely tired, but her baby is now here.
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In the next few weeks and months the parents of this baby will have a new job - especially the mother. In today's Spotlight program we look at postpartum traditions from around the world. These are traditions women and communities perform after a woman has a baby.
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A new mother has many important responsibilities. She is responsible for taking care of this helpless baby. She will make sure the baby is clean, and that he has enough food to eat. She will make sure he is warm and that he receives love. These things may sound simple. But the mother is tired. Her body has changed. It has grown another person! And she will still need to feed the baby every two or three hours. She will need to learn how to answer the baby's cries.

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All these things can be difficult for a new mother to learn. She may feel that she has no power. She may feel as if she needs help. But many traditions around the world encourage help for the mother.
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Many postpartum traditions recognize that labor is difficult work. They encourage the mother to take time to recover from the work of birth. Usually this means that the community around a mother helps her. In these kinds of traditions, the mother is kept away from other people for a period of time. This period can be as short as three days. Or, it can be as long as 40 days or more!
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A popular tradition in Latin America is called "la cuarentena." In English, this means "quarantine" or the act of being kept apart from other people. La cuarentena lasts for 40 days. During this time, the mother has two jobs. First, she must rest from her labor and let her body heal. And second, she must be with her baby.
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Female family members help the new mother so she can concentrate on resting. During this time the mother's body is considered to be open or weak. She must not have sex during this period. She must cover her head and neck with special clothes. And she puts a cloth closely around her stomach. It is called a "faja." She also may stop washing her hair.
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Many women believe that following this tradition is important. They believe that if they do, they will have good health when they are older. But, if they do not follow these rules they may have many problems.
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In the Punjab region between Pakistan and India new mothers and their babies stay separate from other people for five days after birth. This is said to help with breastfeeding. There is also a "stepping out" ceremony. This ceremony involves the woman who helped the mother give birth. This woman bathes the new mother and washes her hair. Then the mother eats a special meal.
Phần 1 của bài nghe hôm nay tạm dừng ở đây. Các bạn chú ý và theo dõi phần 2 ở những bài học tiếp sau nhé! Cảm ơn các bạn.