Related story: The life of a yuesao
Cao is a yuesao, who serves as a live-in postpartum care worker for the mom and the newborn, has been in this industry for 8 years. As a senior yuesao, Cao's salary is more than 10,000 yuan ($1,534) per month now. Last year, she was hired by Mr Chen to take care of his wife and second baby in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province.
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Cao holds Mr Chen's baby in a car after she met with her employer and his wife in a hospital in Chengdu, in December 2015. [Photo/ West China Metropolis Daily] |