The China Baby Race
Posted in China articles on Feb 21st, 2011
When my Chinese friend Peter already announced a baby boy, within a year of getting married, it made me wonder about the rush to have babies sooner in China.
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“Zao sheng guizi”: the pressure of having babies in a Chinese family
Posted in China articles on Dec 20th, 2009
Here I am, a girl who never had a strong “maternal instinct” or drive to have children, in a Chinese family and culture that sees pregnancy and birth as a prerequisite, instead of an elective.
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