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When it comes to feeling safe and warm, there's nothing like being tightly bundled up in blankets.
一想到安全又暖和，沒有什么比得上緊緊裹在毛毯里更舒服了。
And snugly swaddling for babies is on the rise—it can sooth excessive crying and help induce sleep.
而目前正在流行的是嬰兒襁褓法—這樣做可以有效緩解寶寶的哭鬧并且有助于睡眠。
Nine out of 10 infants in North America are swaddled in the first six months of life, and the demand for swaddling clothes soared by 61 percent in the U.K. between 2010 and 2011.
北美洲百分之90的嬰兒在出生后半年內都是在襁褓中度過，并且從2010到2011年英國境內對嬰兒襁褓的需求飆升了61%。
But there's a downside to the resurgence of traditional swaddling, where the arms are restrained and the legs are stretched out:
但是這種傳統襁褓的再次流行有個弊病，那就是嬰兒們的胳膊被限制住了，而且腿只能伸直：
fears that it will fuel developmental hip problems in babies, known to be linked to the technique.
有人擔心這會限制嬰兒的臀部發育，這其實也是需要技巧的。
Swaddling can force the hips to straighten and shift forward, causing misalignment.
襁褓會迫使臀部拉直并且向前傾，造成偏差，
Which can boost the risk of osteoarthritis and the need for hip replacement in middle age.
這會增加骨關節炎的發病率從而使得患病者在中年時需要進行髖關節置換手術。
That's according to a report in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
這是在《兒童疾病檔案》上發表的文章所總結出的結論。
These issues do not mean we need to drop swaddling altogether.
這些問題不是說我們從此和嬰兒襁褓說再見。
It can be safe as long as the swaddling allows a baby's legs to bend up and out at the hips, allowing the hip joints to develop normally.
只要能保證襁褓讓寶寶的腿部可以彎曲并且臀部位置合適，臀部骨關節能夠正常發育，那就是安全的。
With that in mind, infants—and their parents—can rest easy.
將這些銘記于心，寶寶和他們的父母們就都能徹底安心了。
