New rules on obstetrics to guard infants
By Ma Lie in Xi'an | China Daily | Updated: 2013-08-28 07:54
Experts and doctors have welcomed regulations by the health authority of Shaanxi province to improve the management of obstetric sections in hospitals.
A document released on Monday lists 10 regulations to improve safety measures in such units.
It prohibits obstetricians from transferring newborns to other locations without the presence of family members and mandates that those transfers be confirmed with signatures from staff in the delivery room and neonatal ward, and the family.
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