China’s one-child family policy has had a great effect on the lives of nearly a quarter of the
world’s population for a quarter of a century. When the policy was introduced in 1979, the …

In October, 2015, China's one-child policy was replaced by a universal two-child policy. The
effects of the new policy are inevitably speculative, but predictions can be made based on …

Background Globally, a growing number of children and adolescents are left behind when
parents migrate. We investigated the effect of parental migration on the health of left behind-…

… Therese Hesketh, professor 1, … Therese Hesketh and colleagues examine the reasons
behind it and the policy changes needed to tackle the problem … Articles by Therese Hesketh …

Objectives. We explored living and working conditions, health status, and health-care access
in Chinese rural-to-urban migrants and compared them with permanent rural and urban …

In the absence of manipulation, both the sex ratio at birth and the population sex ratio are
remarkably constant in human populations. Small alterations do occur naturally; for example, a …

Background The oldest-old (those aged ≥80 years) are the most rapidly growing age group
globally, and are most in need of health care and assistance. We aimed to assess changes …

Women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) is a
cornerstone for the healthy development of the next generation and a driving force for the …

Objectives To elucidate current trends and geographical patterns in the sex ratio at birth and
in the population aged under 20 in China and to determine the roles played by sex selective …

China is the only country in the world where Western medicine and traditional medicine are
practised alongside each other at every level of the healthcare system. Traditional Chinese …