China is gripped by a huge baby boom. 18. 5 million children were born in 2016 alone. Thats 2 million above the average over the last five years and the highest number this century. Translator before families were fine for having a second child. Now theres no need to pay for anything. Chinas 1child policy a population control measure has been lifted. Since january 2016, all couples are free to have a second child. In the six months after the policy change, new problems have emerged. Death rates during pregnancy and childbirth, Maternal Death rate increased 30 compared to no contact with water, no getting out of bed, and constant attention by immediate family and relatives. Although this custom has changed over the sent tries, mothers are expected to receive postpartum care. With the familys relative elsewhere, Nuclear Families are becoming more common be in cities like shanghai and theres been a recent rise in mothers spending their sitting month in facilities rather than at home. One
Breezy with highs in the lower mid 40s. Dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. This weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s. Happening right now. City of columbia water crews are repair a water main break near the 11hundred block of st. Andrews road. This is near the st. Andrews commons apartments. Overnight we received calls to our newsroom about residents not having any water there. Utility crews are actively working to repair the water main break now. Well let you know when those repairs are complete. The polls predicting the projected winners in the New Hampshire primaries proved correct. But there was at least one surprise last night. Karin caifa reports from manchester with the primary results, and whats next in the president ial race. Winners here in New Hampshire. Both of them coming off of losses in iowa last week. Bernie sanders
Tremors. Thousands of rescuers are in the village, Officials Say nine people are unaccounted for there. Authorities say 44 people died since thursday and more than 1,000. Thousands of houses and buildings are damaged or destroyed and officials believe all those numbers could rise. They havent been able to assess the situation in some areas. Thousands of survivors are taking refuge at city offices. Schools and parking lots, the overcrowded facilities are taking a toll on the elderly. A 70yearold woman died in a restroom sunday could have been from fatigue and stress. Many homes without power, water or gas and people lined up for ma meals and drinking water. I can get food here but its hard to sleep well so i feel really tired. Officials have recorded more than 50 landslides in the area and more than 570 tremors since thursday with more possible. A passenger plane landed at the airport the first since saturdays powerful quake damaged a terminal building. The flight marks the limited rest
Tremors. Thousands of rescuers are in the village, Officials Say nine people are unaccounted for there. Authorities say 44 people died since thursday and more than 1,000. Thousands of houses and buildings are damaged or destroyed and officials believe all those numbers could rise. They havent been able to assess the situation in some areas. Thousands of survivors are taking refuge at city offices. Schools and parking lots, the overcrowded facilities are taking a toll on the elderly. A 70yearold woman died in a restroom sunday could have been from fatigue and stress. Many homes without power, water or gas and people lined up for ma meals and drinking water. I can get food here but its hard to sleep well so i feel really tired. Officials have recorded more than 50 landslides in the area and more than 570 tremors since thursday with more possible. A passenger plane landed at the airport the first since saturdays powerful quake damaged a terminal building. The flight marks the limited rest
People get necessities. And rescue efforts continue in ecuador. Reports say government officials are updating the death toll from saturdays earthquake to more than 400. People in southwestern japan are bracing against a series of after shocks. They have experienced more than 600 tremors since the earthquake, some of them powerful. This footage is from kumamoto just after the latest quake which was relatively strong. Those aftereffects are taking a toll on survivors. Tens of thousands have evacuated their homes and many are sleeping in emergency shelters or their cars. Authorities say the death toll has risen to 47 as a result of the quakes. But concerns are growing over a new deadly threat. Officials are raising awareness over socalled Economy Class syndrome. Blood clots develop when movement is limited. Officials say one woman has died. She was one of the thousands taking shelter in vehicles. Nearly 20 others are suspected of having the same condition. Translator for april, it feels s