In China, after the daughter of a wealthy family had given birth, most used Chinese medicine to stop lactation in the mother. Then they would find a poor mother from the countryside to be nursemaid, making sure she was strong, produced a great deal of milk, and had a well-shaped face--since Chinese believe that the child's appearance will be affected by that of the person whose milk the child drinks.
在中國，有錢人家少奶奶生產後，多藉助中藥退奶，並從鄉下找個身體強壯、奶水充足，而且容貌端整﹘﹘中國人相信，孩子吃誰的奶水，長相也會受其影響﹘ ﹘的貧苦人家婦女當奶媽。