The field of health service is an important field in the development of vocational education, which needs to cultivate high-quality workers and technical and skilled talents. Reproductive health consultant is the ninth batch of new occupations approved by the former Ministry of Labor and Social Security. It was written into the National Occupational Ceremony of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 20 15, and it was one of the 1 health occupations re-recognized by the State Council in February 2016.
Reproductive health consultant is a person who provides individuals, families or groups with knowledge and information on family planning, prenatal and postnatal care, maternal and child health care, etc. In the field of reproductive health, carry out reproductive health education, monitor the level of reproductive health, improve the quality of the population, help customers make reproductive health promotion plans, and assist in their implementation. Employees are required to abide by strict professional ethics, have basic knowledge in the fields of reproductive medicine, genetics, family planning, health education and health promotion, master the knowledge of population and family planning management, a series of laws and regulations, and have the practical ability to engage in family planning, reproductive medical and health services, prenatal and postnatal care, policy consultation, psychological support, information service, effect evaluation, intervention and improvement.
The national professional qualification of reproductive health consultants is divided into five levels, from low to high, which are five, four, three, two and one respectively. At present, Level 5 and Level 4 examinations have been opened for certification. At present, there are 654.38+10,000 grass-roots professional workers in China who have taken the vocational qualification examination, and about 40,000 of them have obtained the professional qualification certificates of Grade 4 or 5 reproductive health consultants. There is still a big gap from the actual demand for reproductive health consultants in society.
Reproductive health consultants are an indispensable professional force in primary medical institutions, community health institutions, maternal and child health care institutions and various non-public medical institutions that carry out reproductive medicine and health services. Among them, reproductive health education includes reproductive health, women's health, men's health, family planning, premarital examination, prevention of genetic defects, prenatal and postnatal care; Women's physiological characteristics and health care knowledge during menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and lactation; Knowledge of prevention and treatment of common gynecological diseases. Infant feeding, nursing, breastfeeding, prevention and treatment of common and frequently-occurring diseases in infants; Early training and cultivation of children's hygiene habits. , has broad employment prospects.