While Japan has the lowest fertility rate in the developed world, a new trend is rising among those moms-to-be. More and more Japanese women willing to have their pregnant bellies photographed to celebrate their pregnancy. The Ixchel photo studio in Tokyo caters to mothers-to-be.

The Straits Times
The year-old woman, Ms Ma Rongrong, who was a week away from delivery, was admitted to the First Hospital of Yulin to give birth on Aug 30, the hospital said in a statement on Sunday Sept 3. Medical checks showed that the baby's head was bigger than normal, suggesting higher risks during natural birth, the statement said. Ms Ma's doctor advised her and her family to have a caesarean section, but her family refused and signed a document at the hospital confirming that Ms Ma would deliver naturally, the statement said.
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