New births bring hope to families after quake

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-05-11 06:30
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Editor's note: It has been 10 years since the magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, in 2008. The catastrophe left more than 8,000 families without their only child. A pregnancy assistance program, launched for families who lost their children in the quake, has helped women give birth to more than 3,500 healthy babies in Sichuan province over the past 10 years. The babies are now growing up, easing the pain of the bereaved parents and bring new hope to their lives. Here we have selected some moving moments from those "reborn" families.

The photo on the left shows Chen Dan, who lost her 5-year-old daughter in the Wenchuan earthquake, when she was three months pregnant on Feb 22, 2009 in Mianzhu city, Sichuan province. On the right, she's pictured with her 2-year-old son on Aug 6, 2011. [Photo/VCG]
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