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The power of dragon babies: could an auspicious year boost China’s ailing birthrate?

One expert predicts an extra million babies to be born in China in 2024, the Year of the Dragon, with all the pressure and expectation that come with it

Last week in Taiwan, a well-known obstetrician-gynaecologist posted a public service announcement on Facebook, urged aspiring parents not to waste any time. Dr Chih Chun Chen, a director of the Eugene Postpartum Nursing Care Center, told young couples to put 8 May in their calendar if they wanted to give birth to a dragon baby.

“Sowing should be completed by May 15 of this year at the latest,” Chen said. “You have to work hard during the New Year!”

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