During the month following childbirth, unwed teenage mothers are not cared for at home and honored with traditional dishes prescribed by Chinese custom.
勵馨基金會少年服務部主任鄭敏菁指出，未婚媽媽中途之家的服務內容包括幫青少女坐月子，許多家庭在少女接近臨盆前幾個月才送來，為的就是避免坐月子期間散發的麻油雞香味，弄得街坊鄰居人盡皆知。