• 洛杉矶亚凯迪亚市一名华人月嫂当地时间6日晚导致一名刚出生的小婴儿头部受伤，引发月嫂这一职业技术含量的思考，以及赴美生子的中国孕妇和婴儿的安全隐患问题。

    在亚市Baldwin街2000号街区一处住宅的华人屋主，将家中三套一居室套房，分别租给三名赴美生子的中国孕妇，其中一名孕妇日前生下一名小婴儿，屋主帮其聘请一名月嫂照顾母子。6日晚上，月嫂不慎弄伤小婴儿的头部，导致婴儿头部积水，随后被送往医院，并于7日报警，不过亚市警方只是问询了相关人，并没有逮捕任何人。

    A Chinese nanny in Arcadia, Los Angeles, injured a newborn baby's head on the evening of the 6th, raising questions about the technical requirements of the nanny profession and the safety risks faced by Chinese pregnant women and infants giving birth in the United States.

    The Chinese homeowner of a residence in the 2000 block of Baldwin Street in Arcadia rented out three one-bedroom apartments to three pregnant Chinese women who had come to the U.S. to give birth. One of the women recently gave birth, and the homeowner hired a nanny to care for the mother and child. On the evening of the 6th, the nanny accidentally injured the baby's head, causing fluid buildup in the infant's skull. The baby was taken to the hospital, and a police report was filed on the 7th. However, Arcadia police only questioned those involved and did not make any arrests.

    华人屋主7日表示，此事已经解决了，不是大事。

    据相关人士表示，这名屋主将家中房子出租给孕妇已三年左右，他家中房子分成前后院，前院用于出租，且多数租给中国赴美生子的孕妇，但在家中并没有配备有给孕妇使用的把手和相关安全设施。他租给孕妇三个月的房租是每人15000美元左右，但不包括聘请月嫂费用，月嫂工资大概是每月7000多美元。

    但就业市场上的月嫂们，多数被雇佣的标准，只是看有无照顾过小孩的经验。圣盖博市某家职业介绍所的陈小姐表示，每天都有很多人来这里找工作，在各种工作中月嫂属于挣钱比较多的职业，因为多数月嫂要从早做到晚，工作辛苦。他们替雇主找月嫂的标准只看两项，一项是有没有照顾过小孩的经验，一项是年纪要比较轻，但这两项其实都可以由求职的人随意回答，他们并不会要求对方出示证据来证明，毕竟已婚女性，都会有照顾过小孩的经验。

    The Chinese homeowner stated on the 7th that the matter had been resolved and was not a major issue.

    According to sources, the homeowner had been renting his house to pregnant women for about three years. His house is divided into a front and back yard; the front yard is used for rent, primarily to pregnant women from China who have come to the US to give birth. However, the house lacked safety features such as grab bars or other safety equipment for pregnant women. He charged each pregnant woman approximately $15,000 for three months, excluding the cost of hiring a postpartum nanny, whose salary is around $7,000 per month.

    However, in the job market, most postpartum nannies are hired based solely on their experience caring for children. Ms. Chen, from a job agency in San Gabriel, stated that many people come to her agency daily looking for work, and postpartum nannies are among the higher-paying professions because they typically work long hours from morning till night. They only consider two criteria when hiring a postpartum nanny for employers: whether she has experience taking care of children and whether she is relatively young. However, these two criteria can be answered freely by job seekers, and they do not require them to provide evidence to prove it, since married women will have experience taking care of children.

    她说，他们只负责找人，收取双方的服务费 ，至于月嫂的质素则由雇主自行评估，如果月嫂做几天就被辞退了，他们也不退还服务费。但如此宽松的聘用标准，难免让月嫂的质量鱼龙混杂，而这个不确定性则多数由雇主来埋单。

    雇主李小姐之前请了一个月嫂，抱孩子的时候打瞌睡，差点把孩子摔到地上，幸亏她当时在场，及时提醒，不然还不知道会发生什么事。她说，月嫂和保姆一样都需要缘分，大家磨合和考察，只不过月嫂是照顾小婴儿，责任更大一些。事后她也做检讨，作为雇主，要保证月嫂有充分睡眠和休息时间。

    She said they only handle finding nannies and collecting service fees from both parties. The quality of the nanny is assessed by the employer, and if the nanny is dismissed after only a few days, the service fee is not refunded. However, such lenient hiring standards inevitably lead to a wide range of nanny quality, and this uncertainty is mostly borne by the employer.

    Ms. Li, an employer, previously hired a nanny who nearly dropped the baby while holding the infant. Fortunately, Ms. Li was present and reminded her in time; otherwise, who knows what might have happened. She said that nannies, like regular nannies, require a certain affinity and time for adjustment and evaluation. However, nannies take on a greater responsibility because they care for infants. Afterwards, she reflected on the incident and realized that as an employer, she should ensure the nanny has sufficient sleep and rest.

    华人赵女士去年生孩子，光是月嫂就换了五、六个。她说，通过职业介绍所找的月嫂多数不靠谱，每个人都说自己照顾过小孩，但是这些月嫂要么卫生习惯不好，要么对孩子不经心，有几次孩子都哭了半天，但月嫂在旁边呼呼大睡，根本不理睬，因此很多试用两三天就被她解雇了。她后来试图找通过朋友介绍的月嫂，但是这样的月嫂因为有经验和口碑，不仅抢手要价也很贵，基本要排队才能排到，她只得让中国的父母飞过来照看孩子。

    月嫂江阿姨说，她很喜欢小孩，小婴儿也很可爱，但是她之前照顾过一个孩子，晚上总是闹，她白天不能睡、晚上也睡不好，曾经和孩子的妈妈商量能否前半夜由孩子妈妈照顾孩子，她后半夜照顾，这样至少让她睡几个小时，结果孩子的妈妈隔天就辞退她了。月嫂也是人，也需要睡觉，好的月嫂也需要有好的雇主，这是双方面的。

    Ms. Zhao, a Chinese woman, gave birth last year and went through five or six postpartum nannies. She said that most nannies found through employment agencies were unreliable. Each claimed to have experience caring for babies, but these nannies either had poor hygiene habits or were inattentive to the baby. On several occasions, the baby cried for a long time, but the nanny slept soundly beside her, completely ignoring it. Therefore, she dismissed many after only two or three days of trial employment. She later tried to find nannies through friends' recommendations, but these experienced and reputable nannies were in high demand and charged exorbitant prices, with long waiting lists. She had no choice but to have her parents from China fly over to help care for the baby.

    Nanny Aunt Jiang said she loves children and finds babies adorable. However, she had previously cared for a baby who was always fussy at night. She couldn't sleep during the day and couldn't sleep well at night either. She had discussed with the baby's mother whether the mother could care for the baby for the first half of the night while she cared for the baby for the second half, allowing her to at least get a few hours of sleep. However, the mother dismissed her the very next day. Postpartum nannies are human too; they also need sleep. A good postpartum nanny also needs a good employer; it's a two-way street.