Zhang says she hopes the stories of the three women would help people know more about what it means to be a mother.

"Pleasure and pain coexist," she says.

"Some mothers might feel ashamed to talk about such problems as leaking urine in front of doctors. I hope the drama can help them get rid of the unnecessary sense of shame and seek solutions of these problems," Zhang adds.

"We notice a rising feminism through the ages in China from the three mothers' stories," comments a male viewer on the review site Douban.

"It reminds us that couples should be well-prepared for the coming of a baby, and men should be more engaged in the whole process."

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