Pregnant women get special help in Tianjin

Starting Sunday, women early in their pregnancy who are not yet showing will get special treatment on Tianjin's subways by wearing "pregnancy badges" given by the city's transportation unit.

The free badges, which pregnant women can apply for at subway stations, allow staff members to offer mothers-to-be more help when necessary.

"It will help subway staff notice those special passengers more easily to give them preferential treatment," said Pang Jinshuang, deputy head of the Tianjin subway's passenger transport department. "Our security staff will give them a hand inspection instead of an electronic search to prevent radiation, which most pregnant women worry about."