1, general principles of maternal and child health care law
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of safeguarding the health of mothers and babies and improving the quality of the birth population.
Article 2 The state develops maternal and infant health care and provides necessary conditions and material assistance for mothers and babies to obtain medical and health care services. The state supports maternal and child health care in remote and poor areas.
Article 3 People's governments at all levels shall lead the work of maternal and infant health care. Maternal and child health care should be included in the national economic and social development plan.
Article 4 The State encourages and supports education and scientific research in the field of maternal and infant health care, popularizes advanced and practical maternal and infant health care technologies, and popularizes scientific knowledge of maternal and infant health care.
Article 5 Organizations and individuals who have made remarkable achievements in maternal and infant health care work and scientific research on maternal and infant health care shall be rewarded.
2. Supplementary Provisions of the Maternal and Infant Health Care Law
Article 38 The meanings of the following terms in this Law: Designated infectious diseases refer to AIDS, gonorrhea, syphilis, leprosy and other infectious diseases that are medically considered to affect marriage and childbearing as stipulated in the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
Severe hereditary diseases refer to hereditary diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for bearing children. Due to genetic factors, patients lose their ability to live independently in whole or in part, and the risk of offspring reproduction is high. Psychosis refers to schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis and other serious psychosis. Prenatal diagnosis refers to the diagnosis of fetal congenital defects and hereditary diseases.
Article 39: This Law shall come into force as of 1 June 19951day.
The purpose of the regulations:
First, further improve the understanding of the importance of maternal and child health work, and effectively strengthen leadership.
The health of women and children is a common concern of the international community today. Governments at all levels must further raise their awareness, take maternal and child health care as a practical matter for the people and a great event for the benefit of future generations, incorporate it into the Ninth Five-Year Plan for local economic and social development, and put it on the important agenda of government work. Qi Xin will work together to improve the health level of women and children.
Two, conscientiously publicize and implement the "maternal and child health care law", pay attention to improve the quality of the birth population while controlling the population.
The law on maternal and child health care will be implemented on June 1 this year. Governments at all levels should organize relevant departments to improve the preparatory work before law enforcement as soon as possible. It is necessary to carry out extensive and in-depth study and publicity activities, so that the whole society can understand the significance and basic contents of the maternal and infant health care law, so that all departments, industries and people in the province can act according to law, so that the law can be strictly enforced and offenders will be prosecuted.
Third, establish and improve maternal and child health care institutions and networks at all levels, and increase investment in maternal and child health care.
Governments at all levels should establish and improve city and county maternal and child health centers as soon as possible, and solve the problems of office conditions and staffing of maternal and child health institutions in a planned and step-by-step manner.
Maternal and child health care institutions are mainly engaged in social preventive health care and law enforcement monitoring, belonging to social welfare undertakings. Governments at all levels should appropriately increase the funds for maternal and child health care to ensure their necessary working conditions.