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The hellish birth of an beautiful angel.

// February 7th, 2010 // 12 Comments » // Moments, People's Republic of China

Emily Fan Montrasio.
Emily Fan Montrasio
* 2010/01/23 at 4 a.m.

I am writing this negative experience down to leave it behind me, to forget about and to go on, to enjoy the new life with my sweet little daughter. I am also writing it down as a warning for other foreigners, expats and Chinese people who are having a baby in Shanghai or somewhere else in China.

Never ever have your baby in a Chinese hospital.

It simply has been the worst experience in my life. I am not exaggerating. It didn’t look bad in the beginning, when it seemed really comfortable to have a hospital nearby your home. Not when we heard the price, which was a quarter of what foreign hospital charge. Not when we saw the equipment, which was modern.

But once the actual delivery of the baby started, all that went to hell in just three days.
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MOMENT #00009.

// May 16th, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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Driving in a taxi. On the inner ring. First week in may.

MOMENT #00008.

// May 10th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Moments


 
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Driving Jiajia to subway. Almost 8 am. May 10th.

MOMENT #00007.

// May 10th, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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Yuyue garden, night. May 2nd, national holiday.

MOMENT #00006.

// May 10th, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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Jialilue road, Pudong. Ghost town. May 2nd.

MOMENT #00005.

// May 10th, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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On the bus 959. Hutai road. May 2nd.

MOMENT #00004.

// May 1st, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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Driving home, through Puxi. April 30th, night.

MOMENT #00003.

// May 1st, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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Nanjing road, April 30th. First day of national holiday. Night.

MOMENT #00002.

// May 1st, 2007 // No Comments » // Moments


 
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The moon dances. Filmed out of a taxi, at full (digital) zoom.

MOMENT #00001.

// April 30th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Moments


 
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Hutai road and Xinhu road. April 30th, morning, rainy.