For healthy babies

young right from the womb by prenatal and newborn screening methods, thereby preventing possible birth defects.

Mong Cai Medical Center provides prenatal and newborn screening advice to mothers in the area.

Prenatal screening is the use of specific testing methods during pregnancy to diagnose cases of diseases caused by chromosomal genetic disorders in the fetus, such as: Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, neural tube defects, etc. Newborn screening is a modern preventive measure, using medical techniques to search for and detect diseases related to endocrine, genetic disorders while the child is still in the womb or has just been born, allowing the detection of some diseases and congenital diseases.

According to the Department of Population (Department of Health), prenatal and newborn screening is very important, helping to diagnose diseases caused by genetic disorders, thereby diagnosing and providing counseling measures for mothers to promptly intervene and treat abnormalities in children early, limiting the serious consequences caused by congenital malformations. Therefore, the unit pays great attention to propaganda on this issue, which is also considered an important task to improve population quality. Therefore, pregnant mothers need to thoroughly understand knowledge about pregnancy, about the screening process from pregnancy to birth.

The Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital is one of the specialized units in prenatal and neonatal diagnosis and screening. Not only investing in modern equipment for examination and screening of fetal malformations such as 4D ultrasound machine, 2-plane background subtraction angiography system (DSA), prenatal and neonatal screening system, genetic testing system, molecular medicine, etc., the Hospital also focuses on improving the skills and professional qualifications of doctors. Since July 2018, the Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has deployed the Pediatric Cardiology Unit, successfully performing many highly effective prenatal and neonatal screening techniques, such as: Double test and Triple test; amniocentesis; non-invasive prenatal screening NIPT; Alpha - Beta Thalasemia gene detection test using PCR-RFLP technique, etc. Thereby promptly detecting congenital malformations of the fetus, ensuring that the child is born healthy and develops normally.

Currently, the rate of pregnant women in the province who are screened prenatally is nearly 99%; more than 75% are screened for at least 4 common congenital diseases. For newborns, the screening rate is nearly 80%, far exceeding the national target. Notably, up to 74.43% of children are screened for at least 5 dangerous congenital diseases, in order to proactively prevent diseases early in young children.

Dam Ha Medical Center takes blood from newborn babies' heels to perform newborn screening.

Experts and doctors all confirm that premarital reproductive health examination is one of the first and extremely important forms of screening in improving population quality. Premarital reproductive health screening brings benefits in helping to prevent, detect and treat many dangerous diseases early as well as avoid unnecessary consequences in married life and the future of future generations.

The Department of Population has promoted communication and education to raise awareness and change people's behavior regarding premarital health consultation and examination. Since 2011, the "Premarital Health Consultation and Examination" Club model has been implemented, providing knowledge about premarital reproductive health, safe contraceptive methods, prevention and treatment of gynecological diseases, prevention and treatment of infertility, safe motherhood, etc.

In the first 6 months of 2025, the number of couples receiving premarital health consultation and examination reached 99.2%, the number of couples receiving premarital health examination reached 91%. This shows that each couple is aware of the importance of premarital health consultation and examination, thereby contributing to ensuring the birth of healthy children and ensuring population structure and quality.

Van Anh

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