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The Booming Business Of U.S. Birth Tourism
Expectant parents face a lot of decisions, from what to name the baby to childcare duties. But many Chinese families are adding another twist: Which country to give birth in.
The number of Chinese women giving birth in the U.S. more than doubled to about 10,000 in 2012, up from about 4,200 in 2008, according to CNN Money, which cited Chinese state media. While that's a small sliver of the estimated 16 million babies born in China every year, the boost represents a trend among well-heeled Chinese families who want to give their child the opportunity to secure a U.S. passport.
The trend hasn't only hit the U.S., with Hong Kong seeing a doubling of births to moms from mainland China in 2012, thanks in part to the former British colony's providing automatic rights to the mothers and their babies.
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