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Vietnam: Consultation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment provided for newborn infants

08:58, 29/08/2017

This is a content newly supplemented in Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on guidelines for prenatal and neonatal consultation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Consultation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment is not only applicable to pregnant women but also implemented after childbirth.

According to Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, 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.

Circular No. 34/2017/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam takes effect from October 02, 2017 and replaces Circular No. 34/2016/TT-BYT.

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