Family Welcomes Second Baby After China Relaxes One-Child Policy

<p>A Chinese family welcomed their second baby after becoming the first to receive a birth permit to have a second child in their province earlier this month.</p>

Li Yan, left, pregnant with her second child, lies on a bed as her daughter places her head on her mother's stomach in Hefei, Anhui province February 20, 2014. Li gave birth to a baby boy on February 23, 2014 after Li's family became the first to receive a birth permit to have a second child in the province earlier this month, local media reported. Chinese government said late last year it would allow millions of families to have two children, with a relaxation of its one-child policy if one of the parents was an only child. Picture taken February 20, 2014. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINACHINA DAILY / Reuters

Feb. 25, 2014, 8:02 PM UTC / Updated Feb. 25, 2014, 8:20 PM UTC

Li Yan, left, pregnant with her second child, lies on a bed as her daughter places her hand on her stomach in Hefei, China, on Feb. 20. Li gave birth to a baby boy on Feb. 23, after Li's family became the first to receive a birth permit to have a second child in the Anhui province earlier this month, local media reported.

The Chinese government said late last year it would allow millions of families to have two children, with a relaxation of its one-child policy, if one of the parents was an only child.