Maternity care centers increasingly popular among Chinese women

STORY: Maternity care centers increasingly popular among Chinese women DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of maternity care centers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG LINA, Resident in Nanning 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIN DAWEI, Head of a maternity care center in Nanning 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZENG YACHANG, Chief Obstetrician, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent "Have you ever heard of 'Zuo yuezi' or 'sitting the month'? In China, it's a tradition when a new mother stays at home for a month to allow her body to rest after giving birth. And nowadays more and more mothers prefer to 'Zuo yuezi' at a professional postpartum center, just like here." "Zuo yuezi" is a postpartum practice observed by most Chinese women. As times change, the styles of "Zuo yuezi" are adapted to a more modern version.