Online mother-child medical records are presented to to carry out the programme (Photo: VNA)Thai Nguyen (VNA) – The northern province of Thai Nguyen’s Department of Health held a
conference on November 8 to launch a system of combined medical records for
mothers and children.
Participants at the
event were introduced to mother-child medical records which aim to keep track
of mothers and their children’s health conditions, offering them continuous
healthcare services, from the stages of fetus to six weeks after birth.
For the children, the
records will keep information on the monitoring and care of their mental and
physical health from the pregnancy, post-labour, and infantile periods.
The records also
include information related to the health conditions of the mother during and
after pregnancy.
Tran Dang Khoa, Vice
Director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health under the Ministry of
Health, said that the launching of the records will be helpful in the screening
of risks, diseases, and obstetrical complications, as well as in fetus malformation,
thus offering more timely responses and minimising fatalities among mothers and
children.
The delegates also
proposed measures to seek resources for the running of mother-child medical
records and popularising the records in localities.
Thai Nguyen is a
regional medical hub with competent human resources and infrastructure. The
province has been chosen by the Ministry of Health to pilot the programme of
launching .
The outcomes of the programme
– which will run from 2018 to 2020 in all nine districts, cities, and towns of
the province – will serve as the foundation for the expansion of the programme
nationwide.
So far, the medical
records have been applied in the 15 provinces of Lam Dong, Thai Nguyen, Bac
Giang, Lang Son, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang
Ngai, Phu Yen, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Ha Giang, and An Giang.–VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
