全面二孩政策实施一年 年底将进入生育高峰期

China is likely to encounter a peak in births at the end of 2016, one year after the implementation of the country's two-child policy.

在距离二孩政策执行一年之后，中国很有可能在今年年底迎来生育高峰。

According to Yuan Xin, professor with the Population and Development Institute under Nankai University, many women who currently intend to have a second child are now pregnant.

据南开大学人口和发展研究所的袁欣教授表示，目前许多想要生二胎的女性正处于妊娠期。

Vice Minister Wang Pei'an of the National Health and Family Planning Commission remarked that the situation is generally within expectations.

国家卫生和计划生育委员会副主任王培安表示，目前形势总体符合预期。

A total of 8.31 million babies were born in the first half of this year, increasing 6.9 percent from the same period last year.

今年上半年总共有831万个婴儿出生，同比去年增长6.9%。

Of those babies, 44.6 percent were second children, up 6.7 percent from the year before, Wang added.

王培安表示，在新生婴儿中44.6%是二胎，比前一年增长了6.7个百分点。

With the implementation of the two-child policy, large numbers of eligible families are choosing to have a second baby.

随着二孩政策的实施，大量符合资格的家庭正在选择生育二胎。

As a result, high-risk pregnancies and a shortage of pediatricians are positioned to become new challenges for the country.

因此，高危妊娠、以及儿科医生的缺乏将成为中国面临的新挑战。