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Vietnam: Diagnosis consultation for pregnant women

11:02, 05/09/2017

On August 18, 2017, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT, which specifies diagnosis consultation for pregnant women.

Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, prenatal and diagnosis consultation shall be carried out as follows:

A health worker will give a consultation of prenatal diagnosis tests to a pregnant woman as follows:

- Provide information about birth defects that have been found through prenatal diagnosis; risks and possible consequences of the continuation of pregnancy or abortion on a case-by-case basis;

- Consult the pregnant woman to choose proper caring and treatment, including abortion due to birth defects as deemed appropriate.

Neonatal and post-diagnosis consultation are prescribed as follows:

The health worker will give a consultation of neonatal screening tests to the newborn’s parents or guardian as follows:

- Provide information about the newborn’s pathological signs or defects found in the diagnosis; possible consequences if no timely treatment is performed on a case-by-case basis;

- Give consultation of newborn monitoring, caring, and treatment on a case-by-case basis;

- Instruct the parents or legal guardian to refer the newborn to another proper health facility for further management, monitoring, caring and treatment.

View more details at Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from October 02, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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