Are you pregnant yet? Invasive push by China for babies

The first time a government worker encouraged Yumi Yang to have a baby, she thought little of it. She and her husband were registering their marriage at a local office in northeastern China, and the worker gave them free prenatal vitamins. When an official later called to ask if she had taken them, and then called again after she did get pregnant to track her progress, Yang shrugged those questions off too. But then officials showed up at her door after she had given birth, asking to take a photograph of her with her baby for their files. That was too much.

- VIVIAN WANG

“When they came to my home, that was really ridiculous,” said Yang, 28. “I felt a little disgusted.”