Vietnam: Prenatal pre-screening consultation

10:45, 05/09/2017

On August 18, 2017, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT, which specified the prenatal pre-screening consultation.

Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam stipulates that prenatal pre-screening consultation shall be carried out as follows:

A health worker will give a consultation about prenatal screening tests to a pregnant woman or give a consultation of neonatal screening tests to a newborn's parents or guardian as follows:

- Provide purposes, meaning, benefits and possible risks during performance of screening procedures;

- Instruct steps of screening procedures to be performed on a case-by-case basis.

Concurrently, Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT also stipulates that health facilities shall perform screening procedures in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Minister of Health.

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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