THE country said that by the end of this year, all tertiary-level hospitals must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a “friendly childbearing environment” for women.
Tertiary hospitals – those with more than 500 beds – must provide epidural anaesthesia services by 2025, while secondary hospitals – those with more than 100 beds – must provide the services by 2027, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement last week.
