有需求的地方就会有市场，随着国内赴美生子需求的日益增长，各大月子中心也如雨后春笋般接二连三出现。其中不乏有非法机构，眼花缭乱的美国月子中心的广告。根本分不清哪些是中介、代理亦或是直营月子中心，更不用说是挑选合适自己的赴美待产方式。今天小编就带您了解直营月子中心和中介的区别。

月子中心的来源

说起美国月子中心，就不得不说一下美国月子中心的来源。最初来美国生宝宝的并不是咱们国内大陆的妈妈们，而是拉美、中东的一些国家或地区的人，当时在加州、佛罗里达州聚集了众多拉丁裔，很多人都是“黑”户，但因为落地公民权，这些人群的孩子仍然取得了美国国籍，当时美国政府对此也是默认，没有修改法律来禁止黑户在美国生孩子。后一些中国台湾的居民因躲避兵役等原因移民美国，聚居在洛杉矶圣盖博谷地区。

Where there is demand, there is a market. With the increasing demand for giving birth in the United States among Chinese citizens, numerous maternity centers have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Among them are many illegal agencies, and the dazzling array of advertisements for American maternity centers makes it difficult to distinguish between intermediaries, agents, or directly operated maternity centers, let alone choose the right birthing option in the US. Today, we will explain the difference between directly operated maternity centers and intermediaries.

The Origin of Maternity Centers

Speaking of American maternity centers, we must first discuss their origins. Initially, those who came to the United States to give birth were not mothers from mainland China, but rather people from some Latin American and Middle Eastern countries or regions. At that time, many Latinos gathered in California and Florida, many of whom were undocumented immigrants. However, due to birthright citizenship, the children of these people still obtained American citizenship. At that time, the US government tacitly accepted this and did not amend the law to prohibit undocumented immigrants from giving birth in the United States. Later, some residents of Taiwan immigrated to the United States to avoid military service and other reasons, settling in the San Gabriel Valley area of ​​Los Angeles.

自20世纪70年代起，在美二段中国台湾人不断迁入蒙特利公园市，使得蒙特利公园市具有了小台北之称。华人的聚集产生了大量华人需求，因美国没有坐月子这一说，国人的需求自然国人才能解决，为台湾孕妈们服务的月子民宿应运而生，当民宿老板有了单独住处，不再和孕妇们合住时，月子中心正式形成。

洛杉矶月子中心的发展

90年代洛杉矶的月子中心只有五六家，大多由移民公司代办，饮食搭配、出行车辆、保姆聘用等都是老板自定，费用高昂不说，服务水平也较低。第一波华人赴美生子高潮兴起。消费的增长促使了市场的完善，月子中心开始实行制度化管理，餐饮水平提高，外出车辆升级为豪华小巴，婴儿房采用中国台湾的医用看护房。比起中国台湾妈妈，月子中心里的大陆妈妈们还很少，因为此时正逢港澳自由行开放，比起赴美生子大家更熟悉赴港生子。2006年美国驻华使馆宣布中国公民可以申请旅游签证，加之赴港生子政策的收缩、广告宣传，赴美生子的大陆妈妈逐年增加，并呈现井喷式增长。

虽说今天赴美生子的广告五花八门，实际上选择还是比较集中的。赴美生子最早由中国台湾人在洛杉矶开拓，时至今日，一路从美国的西海岸看过去，西雅图、旧金山、洛杉矶等三大城市中，最好的最主流的月子中心仍然是在洛杉矶，洛杉矶外的其他地区，包括旧金山、西雅图等地的月子中心基本上还没有形成规模，多为夫妻店小作坊。

赴美生子直营、代理、中介三种方式又有什么不同呢？

直营即入股参与经营管理，与月子中心共同承担成本，直营月子中心与客户签一份合同，合同上的名字就是月子中心的名字。一般直营价格会相对优惠，有着专业的团队，可以有效迅速地解决问题。

代理即代理月子中心的权限，在国内为客户服务，如果客户到了美国对服务不满意可以找代理解决。如果与月子中心发生了矛盾，没有代理机构这种第三方出面解决，孕妈大多要忍气吞声。有了第三方，在很大程度上可避免月子中心一方占据绝对优势的情况。

Since the 1970s, a continuous influx of Taiwanese immigrants to Monterey Park, California, has led to the city being nicknamed "Little Taipei."  This concentration of Chinese people created a significant demand for services catering to their needs. Because the concept of postpartum confinement (zuo yuezi) is not common in the United States, this need was naturally met by the Chinese community itself.  Postpartum confinement guesthouses emerged to serve Taiwanese mothers. When the guesthouse owners acquired separate living quarters and no longer shared accommodations with the pregnant women, postpartum confinement centers officially formed.

Development of Postpartum Confinement Centers in Los Angeles

In the 1990s, there were only five or six postpartum confinement centers in Los Angeles, mostly operated by immigration companies.  Dietary arrangements, transportation, and nanny hiring were all determined by the owners.  The costs were high, and the service quality was relatively low. This marked the beginning of the first wave of Chinese women traveling to the US to give birth. Increased demand led to market improvements. Postpartum confinement centers began to implement standardized management, improve food quality, upgrade transportation to luxury minibuses, and adopt medical-grade nursery rooms similar to those in Taiwan. Compared to Taiwanese mothers, there were still very few mainland Chinese mothers in these centers, as this coincided with the opening of independent travel to Hong Kong and Macau, making giving birth in Hong Kong a more familiar option than giving birth in the US. In 2006, the US Embassy in China announced that Chinese citizens could apply for tourist visas.  Coupled with the tightening of policies regarding giving birth in Hong Kong and increased advertising, the number of mainland Chinese mothers giving birth in the US increased year by year, experiencing explosive growth.

Although there are many different advertisements for giving birth in the US today, the choices are actually quite concentrated. Giving birth in the US was pioneered by Taiwanese people in Los Angeles. To this day, looking across the West Coast of the United States, from Seattle to San Francisco to Los Angeles, the best and most mainstream postpartum confinement centers are still in Los Angeles.  Postpartum confinement centers in other areas outside of Los Angeles, including San Francisco and Seattle, have not yet formed a significant scale and are mostly small, family-run businesses.

What are the differences between direct operation, agency, and intermediary services for giving birth in the US?

Direct operation means investing in and participating in the management of the center, sharing costs with the postpartum confinement center.  Directly operated centers sign a contract with the client, and the name on the contract is the name of the postpartum confinement center. Generally, direct operation offers relatively more favorable prices, has a professional team, and can effectively and quickly resolve problems. The agency acts as a representative of the maternity center, providing services to clients in China. If clients are dissatisfied with the services after arriving in the United States, they can contact the agency to resolve the issue. Without a third-party agency to mediate disputes with the maternity center, expectant mothers often have to endure unsatisfactory situations. Having a third party involved largely prevents the maternity center from having an absolute advantage in such situations.

中介是与多家月子中心合作，如果客户去美国了感觉不满意或者情况与中介介绍不符，很难再通过中介解决，一般中介在签完合同收完定金后就不管事情了。

中介往往会以超低的报价来吸引孕妈，但远赴美国之后。就会发现其中的猫腻，给孕妈们提供的很差服务，甚至安排到私搭乱建的月子中心，住宿条件有限，找的护工没有资质，安排的生产医院条件差等等。这就让孕妈们在关键的待产、生产、月子中存在多重隐患，甚至因医疗技术等问题威胁到生命安全。如果不幸选择的是没有责任心的中介，又被安排到了没有资质的月子中心，那么还会面临随时被美国ZF查处的危险。而这些问题是绝对不会出现在直营机构的。

Agencies often collaborate with multiple postpartum care centers. If clients go to the United States and are dissatisfied or find that the situation doesn't match the agency's description, it's difficult to resolve the issues through the agency. Generally, agencies stop providing assistance after the contract is signed and the deposit is received.

Agencies often attract expectant mothers with extremely low prices, but after arriving in the United States, clients discover the hidden problems. They receive poor service, are even placed in illegally constructed postpartum care centers with limited accommodation, unqualified caregivers, and substandard hospitals for childbirth. This creates multiple risks for expectant mothers during the crucial stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery, potentially even threatening their lives due to medical issues. If they unfortunately choose an irresponsible agency and are placed in an unlicensed postpartum care center, they also face the risk of being investigated by the US government. These problems would absolutely not occur with directly operated facilities.

所以，合法直营的月子中心是赴美家庭至关重要的保障，正规的月子中心会让孕妈及家人们在美期间的待产生活舒适且安心。美生魏姐有独立签证部门，拥有多位英美留学经验的老师为孕妈制定专属的面签方案。还有签证老师一对一的培训。美生魏姐提示，早准备，早预约，早签证，尽早开始度假式的赴美生子之旅。

Therefore, legally operated maternity centers are a crucial guarantee for families traveling to the United States.  Reputable maternity centers will ensure that expectant mothers and their families have a comfortable and worry-free stay in the US during their pregnancy. Meisheng Weijie has an independent visa department with several teachers who have studied in the UK and the US, providing expectant mothers with personalized visa application plans. One-on-one visa training is also available. Meisheng Weijie advises that early preparation, early booking, and early visa application will allow you to start your relaxing, resort-style journey to give birth in the US as soon as possible.