Giving birth overseas a fast-growing industry

Giving birth overseas is a good way for some Chinese parents who plan to migrate because in some countries their children will automatically receive the nationality of the country in which he or she is born.

The US is the main destination for pregnant Chinese women because of its nationality policy. The confinement center industry is developing in the country because Asian women have a tradition of being taken care of for one month after giving birth.

More than 10,000 pregnant women from China gave birth in the US in 2012. The number was close to 20,000 in 2013, according to a survey reported by the All American Mother Service Management Center Inc.