Tales of hospital angst

With a shortage of pediatricians and inadequate medical facilities, bringing children to hospital can cause a lot of stress to parents. Some experts have suggested a change in parents' attitude and adoption of an alternative medical model. Liu Zhihua reports.

Serving about 1.3 billion people, China's healthcare system is perhaps the world's busiest and most pressured.

For patients, that means a painful process of accessing public hospitals and doctors. For those with sick children, the situation is worse because of inadequate medical facilities and manpower for pediatric care.