A nurse in the district hospital of Xiangfan, Hubei Province cares for newborn infants, January 1, 2008. [Photo: Asianews]

A nurse in the district hospital of Xiangfan, Hubei Province cares for newborn infants, January 1, 2008. [Photo: Asianews]

As 2008 kicks off, the hospital is facing a boom in deliveries. Since the stroke of midnight on January 1, it has delivered 24 babies.

(China Daily January 3, 2008)