CQHCWC medical workers offer free clinical services to female residents in the Maoxi, Cuntan and Tianzhu Road communities. [Photo/CQHCWC]

The Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children (Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University), or CQHCWC, recently held the second Chongqing Maternal and Child Public Welfare Festival, to celebrate the 113th International Women's Day.

A series of activities were organized, where medical professionals offered free consultations and health guidance to women.

On March 5, CQHCWC medical workers went to the Maoxi and Cuntan communities in Jiangbei district. They measured the blood pressure of residents, handed out health education materials, prescribed prescriptions, and checked breast and thyroid diseases, which helped improve the self-care awareness and disease prevention capabilities of women.

CQHCWC medical workers offer free consultations to women. [Photo/CQHCWC]

On March 7, CQHCWC medical workers offered free clinical services at Three Gorges Square in Shapingba district, which was thought highly of by the public.

On March 8, the prenatal diagnosis laboratory in the Ranjiaba branch made its debut to the public. Equipped with fully-automatic microscopes and other high-quality equipment and facilities, the lab will mainly carry out tests on abnormalities in the number of chromosomes and on the abnormal structures of large chromosome fragments.

CQHCWC experts also provided free consultation services for women in the Ranjiaba branch on that day. These included prenatal diagnosis, maternal health care, dietary nutrition advice, traditional Chinese medicine, and blood pressure measurements. In addition, they proposed rationalized treatment plans and health guidance for patients.

A medical worker demonstrates how to take care of women during pregnancy. [Photo/CQHCWC]

The Pregnancy Health Center carried out a themed activity to popularize pregnancy and post-pregnancy knowledge, attracting more than 50 expectant mothers and their family members. Participants got to learn about what and how to prepare for natural delivery or cesarean section, as well as knowledge on how to take care of newborns.

Free clinical services were also offered to the Tianzhu Road community in Yubei district.

In addition to offline events, the CQHCWC also launched online live broadcast activities to answer any health concerns that women have. The live broadcast hosted by Hao Lijuan, director of the Fourth Obstetrics Department, attracted over 7,300 viewers.