China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024. Experts warn the decline could worsen as birth rates stay near ...

With only 30 per cent of Chinese women currently receiving pain relief during labour, China moves to close the gap and make ...

China is mandating epidurals in all tertiary hospitals by the year-end to promote a more friendly childbearing environment for women.

In 2018, China launched a national pilot program to promote labor pain relief, participated in by more than 900 hospitals. As ...

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move ...

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth, a ...

China aims to improve childbirth conditions by mandating epidural anaesthesia in all tertiary hospitals by 2025 and secondary by 2027. This move addresses falling birth rates as only 30% of pregnant ...