HEALTH

Fertile Ground: Sperm Banks in China Struggle to Meet Growing Demand

Demand for sperm banks is rising, but young men struggle to meet tough technical and societal standards to donate

SOCIETY

Connecting would-be Chinese parents with American surrogates

An insider of the American surrogacy industry shares stories about practice banned in China

NEWS

Three Child Policy Spawns a Million Memes

The new measure aimed to alleviate an aging population—but online it sparked jokes and ridicule

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
HEALTH

Nursing Complaints

China’s “human milk banks” struggle to keep abreast of demand

HEALTH

Frozen Hopes

Proposed ban on egg freezing reveals unmarried women’s ongoing fight for reproductive rights in China

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
HEALTH

The Business of Being Born

As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Boy Crazy

Despite decades of progress, some families still go to extreme lengths to secure a male heir

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
FEMINISM

Unmarried, With Children

Faced with pregnancy permits, IVF restrictions, and social stigma, single women are fighting back—by having babies

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
HEALTH

No Baby, No Cry

Growing individualism and an embrace of non-traditional values mean more young couples are choosing to stay childless—despite pressure to procreate

HEALTH

Maternal Instinct

Post-natal care is a booming industry in China, but are the five-figure price tags masking deeper problems?