translate English to French: The fact that we have not reached the second reading of the regulation until today very much reflects the birth pangs of the regulation, during which the Council showed itself to be a poor midwife.
Si nous traitons seulement aujourd'hui ce règlement en deuxième lecture, c'est à cause de la difficulté de son enfantement, le Conseil ayant temporairement refusé ses services de sage-femme.