Premium
Maternity Care in China: Report of a 1982 Tour of Chinese Medical Facilities
Author(s) -
McKay Susan
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1982.tb01631.x
Subject(s) - childbirth , china , referral , metropolitan area , medicine , maternity care , intensive care , nursing , family medicine , pregnancy , health care , geography , economic growth , intensive care medicine , genetics , archaeology , pathology , biology , economics
This article reports on maternal and infant care in China, including the physical facilities and customs. There is little attention to organized childbirth and parent education, support in labor, or maternal‐infant contact, in part due to crowded maternity and nursery facilities. Acupuncture is used for many medical indications. Intensive maternal‐fetal and newborn care is beginning, and a 3‐level regional referral System is being used in larger metropolitan centers.