The indices of the average level of major development and research capacity of the municipal Maternal and Child Health Institutions (MCH)in Sichuan Province were compared with the same indices of the national municipal MCH. we have noticed that the gap relating to the research capacity is significantly greater than the gap relating to the major development indices between Sichuan municipal MCH and the national municipal MCH. The result demonstrates the importance and necessity of strengthening the core subject construction in municipal MCH in Sichuan Province . Furthermore, it provides the ideas and methods of carrying out the core subject as references.

Scientific research is important for the improvement of the health-care techniques,and is certainly important for the health of women and children of the whole society.With the development of medical science,research ability of maternal and child healthcare professionals is deemed essential.And the evaluation of their research ability,stimulation,and creativity have been important topics to address.Here we introduce an evaluation system for research capacity of maternal and child healthcare professionals established in our hospital,which is the fruit of constant exploration and practice for several years.It is proved to be practical,simple and feasible.The establishment methods,practices and experiences of the evaluation system are presented in this paper.