On August 28, 2022, the inaugural meeting of the Maternal and Child Health Care Branch of the China Medical and Health Culture Association and the first Maternal and Child Health Care Summit Forum were held in Beijing.
Zheng Hong, President of the China Medical and Health Culture Association, delivered a speech for the conference, and he pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has been emphasized to enhance cultural consciousness and strengthen cultural self-confidence. Strengthening cultural self-confidence is of great significance to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, among which, adhering to the correct direction of the construction of maternal and child health culture and improving the value concept of maternal and child health culture require us women and children to adhere to and work hard to continuously improve their own connotation construction. President Zheng put forward three hopes for the establishment of the Maternal and Child Health Branch: first, to improve the political position, maternal and child health care work is closely related to the development of the national health cause, and the maternal and child population should make practical achievements in a down-to-earth manner; The second is to highlight the characteristics of the branch, and the members of the branch should not only strengthen academic exchanges, but also strengthen science popularization and tell the story of maternal and child health care; The third is to strengthen the communication of team members, give full play to their respective advantages, and in the future work, all members should strengthen contact, unity and interaction, and form a good working atmosphere of the branch.
Zhang Ruiheng, vice president of China Medical and Health Culture Association, presided over the meeting. During the meeting, Academician Lang Jinghe of Beijing and Academician Huang Hefeng of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University sent congratulations to the conference, and Wang Ke, director of the Membership Department of the Association, read out the reply on the approval of the Association to agree to establish a maternal and child health care branch, and Zhou Shang'an, the representative of the preparatory group, made a report on the preparatory work. The branch hired Academician Lang Jinghe as the honorary president, and the meeting elected the first leadership team of the Maternal and Child Health Care Branch of the China Medical and Health Culture Association by secret ballot, Fan Jianxia was elected as the first president of the Maternal and Child Health Care Branch, Wang Shu, Wang Lin, Long Yan, Zhang Xueqin, Xu Yajuan, Cao Yinli, Chen Bin, Zhang Jun and Li Gang were elected vice presidents, and Zhou Shangan was elected vice president and secretary general.
After the inaugural meeting, President Fan Jianxia presided over the first Maternal and Child Health Care Summit Forum. The forum covered multiple aspects such as ideas, skills, and applications of maternal and child health care. Qiu Jie, Director of the Department of Women and Children of the National Health Commission, made a report on "Party Building Leads Culture to Cast the Soul and Promote the High-quality Development of Maternal and Child Health"; Fan Jianxia, chief physician of the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, chief expert of the National Key R&D Program, and president of the Maternal and Child Health Care Branch of the China Medical and Health Culture Association, explained "The Textbook of Sugar Mom - Gestational Diabetes from the Chinese Medical and Health Culture"; Wang Shu, deputy chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and vice president of the Maternal and Child Health Care Branch of the China Medical and Health Culture Association, explained the "longitudinal and weft concept of female reproductive pain management"; Zhang Ai from the Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University explained the "Integrated Development of Maternal and Child Health Care and Clinical Technology to Consolidate the Prevention of Birth Defects". The meeting successfully completed the agenda.
The Maternal and Child Health Branch will deeply explore the maternal and child health care service model, further strengthen the development of maternal and child health education, cultivate maternal and child health education talents, promote the high-quality development of maternal and child health, build a broad platform for concerted efforts and communication, and strive to build a healthy China.