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THIS WEEK> THIS WEEK NO. 29, 2014> SOCIETY
UPDATED: July 14, 2014 NO. 29 JULY 17, 2014
Migrant Childbirth
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About 95 percent of migrant mothers in China had their children delivered in a hospital in 2012, according to a report issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission on July 5.

The commission estimated that the number of married migrant women of childbearing age topped 63 million in that year.

About 70 percent of migrant mothers chose to deliver their children in the area where they were working and living, the report said.

To help this most under-privileged group, China provides in-hospital delivery subsidies for rural women, a program that has made a significant contribution to reducing maternal deaths and neonatal tetanus.

According to China's official statistics, its migrant population hit 236 million in 2012, meaning there was one migrant citizen per six Chinese citizens.



 
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