Expectant mothers in Hong Kong requiring government antenatal services will only need to visit public hospitals, rather than maternal and child health centres, under a change taking effect on Monday.Health authorities announced on Friday that antenatal services currently provided by maternal and child health centres, managed by the Department of Health, will be transferred to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority.“After the service integration, the obstetrics department of the Hospital Authority will provide one-stop antenatal services to all pregnant women planning to give birth in public hospitals,” the department stated.
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FRI · 2026-07-03 · 09:04 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0703-89685
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Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push
Starting Monday, Hong Kong is consolidating government antenatal care services. Expectant mothers will now access these services exclusively at public hospitals, a shift from the previous system where they visited maternal and child health centres.
Elizabeth CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-03 · 09:04 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Starting Monday, Hong Kong is consolidating government antenatal care services. Expectant mothers will now access these services exclusively at public hospitals, a shift from the previous system where they visited maternal and child health centres. This change, announced by health authorities on Friday, involves transferring antenatal services from the Department of Health's maternal and child health centres to public hospitals managed by the Hospital Authority. The integration aims to provide a one-stop service for all pregnant women intending to give birth in public hospitals, delivered by the Hospital Authority's obstetrics departments.
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The change in antenatal care services takes effect on Monday.
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The obstetrics department of the Hospital Authority will provide one-stop antenatal services to all pregnant women planning to give birth in public hospitals.
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Antenatal services currently provided by maternal and child health centres will be transferred to public hospitals.
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Expectant mothers in Hong Kong requiring government antenatal services will only need to visit public hospitals.
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