Colour code keeps mothers healthy

Improved healthcare: Doctors checking a pregnant woman’s condition at Shanghai’s No 1 Maternal and Child Health Hospital. — China Daily

SHANGHAI: The city’s colour-coded system to manage the safety of pregnant women and their babies proved so effective after its introduction in 2012 that it has been adopted by other regions.

It is just one initiative the municipality has taken in recent years to optimise three major health indicators — life expectancy, and maternal and infant mortality rates — to maintain Shanghai’s status as the country’s healthcare leader and keep it on par with developed countries, an achievement it has accomplished for 10 consecutive years.