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Childless China couple drop to knees in tearful thanks for TCM doctor who brought them joy of pregnancy after 8 years of marriage

  • TCM doctor has 40 years’ experience, is well-known in central China
  • Treatments for infertility include acupuncture, medicine to ‘adjust organs’

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A childless couple in China were so happy to have finally conceived after eight years of trying that they knelt weeping in thanks before the traditional Chinese medicine doctor who helped them. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A video clip of a woman in China crying and kneeling in thanks before a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor who cured her infertility has trended on mainland social media.

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The woman, from the central province of Henan, had been trying for a baby over eight years of marriage and was overcome with emotion when she learned she was pregnant.

Feelings of joy and relief made her drop to her knees to express her gratitude to Dr Song Zhaopu, according to a viral video, the news outlet Da Can Kao reported.

Song is well known in Ruzhou in Henan and has more than 40 years’ experience as a TCM practitioner.

Song Zhaopu, the doctor who helped the couple conceive, said he was delighted for them. Photo: Weibo
Song Zhaopu, the doctor who helped the couple conceive, said he was delighted for them. Photo: Weibo

“No, no, please do not do that,” a smiling Song says in the video to the woman as he helps her up.

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“You should be happy. Don’t cry,” he tells her.

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