Experiences and implications of premarital healthcare services in foreign countries

VernacularTitle:国外婚前保健服务的经验与启示
Author: Xue DING ; Chi HENG ; Jun ZHAO ; Yong-chao CHEN ; Ting NG YA ; Li SONG ; Ying LIU ; Fang WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Premarital healthcare services; Premarital medical examination; Experience; Implications
From: Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(5):30-34
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: As one of the primary prevention measures to reduce birth defects , the premarital healthcare service has played an important role in the prevention of communicable diseases , maintaining the harmonious and happy mar-riage, health and other aspects of protection of the next generation .Different countries and regions also design and implement the premarital medical examination system based on their actual situations .This article summarized the practices, characteristics and experiences of premarital healthcare services in some foreign countries and regions through several aspects including model , set projects content , financing and other aspects of the application of the premarital results.Finally, this paper put forwards suggestions on the premarital healthcare services in our country to help healthy the carrying out of the premarital work .