The mother of all dilemmas
China DailyHong Kong actress Myolie Wu stars as a mother who gave birth to a baby girl in 1993 in the online series For the First Time in My Life. Three remarkable women have drawn inspiration from their own experiences, creating a drama series that sheds light on the life of new mothers and calls for improved postnatal care and support. Zhang Wei, Teng Yang, and Jiang Mi have taken on the roles of scriptwriters and producers for the series For the First Time in My Life, which exposes the hidden pains endured by women as their bodies undergo significant physical, hormonal and emotional changes after childbirth. An associate professor with the department of literature at the Beijing Film Academy, Zhang has good relations with her former postgraduate student Teng, who gave birth to a baby in 2021.