Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Health and Wellness Commission, the Municipal Civilization Office, the Municipal Women and Children Working Committee Office, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Management Committee, the Municipal Commerce Commission, the Municipal Communications Commission, the Municipal Cultural Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Greening and Appearance Bureau, the Municipal Sports Bureau, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, the Municipal Women’s Federation, the East China Civil Aviation Administration and Shanghai Railway Group Co., Ltd. jointly issued the Measures for the Construction and Management of Maternal and Child Facilities in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as the Measures).
As early as June 2018, the former Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission and other 15 departments and units jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Maternal and Child Facilities in Shanghai" according to the requirements of relevant national documents. Through efforts in recent years, the construction of maternal and child facilities in Shanghai has achieved remarkable progress and results, and maternal and child facilities have been basically established in key places where mothers and children often stay in the city. According to the statistics at the end of 2020, 1,378 maternal and child facilities have been built in various public places in the city, 2.45 times that of 2017; There are 4,298 employers equipped with maternal and child facilities, 1.95 times that of 2017.
The promulgation of the "Measures" is mainly based on the following considerations: with the improvement of social civilization, the demand for maternal and child facilities is growing, and accelerating the high-quality construction and management services of maternal and child facilities is conducive to creating a fertility-friendly social environment, which is also an important embodiment of the economic and social development and civilized progress of Shanghai’s mega-cities.
There are 16 articles in the above Measures, which mainly include: purpose and basis, scope of application, basic principles, departmental responsibilities, types of maternal and child facilities, places where maternal and child facilities are set up, requirements for setting up maternal and child rooms, signs and guidance signs of maternal and child rooms, management and maintenance of maternal and child rooms, and emergency plans for maternal and child rooms.
Maternal and child facilities are divided into three types: first, special spaces and facilities set up in public places to facilitate breastfeeding, infant care and protect the privacy of women and children; The second is the infant care facilities in the third bathroom of public places; The third is the special space and facilities set up by the employer for female employees during pregnancy and lactation.
The "Measures" mentioned that it is necessary to promote the construction and management of maternal and child facilities according to the actual needs of pregnant and lactating women and infants; Formulate and improve the design standards and norms of maternal and child facilities, comprehensively consider the factors such as the area of public places, the flow of people, the stay of mothers and children, and the number of female employees during pregnancy and lactation in employers, and promote the construction of maternal and child facilities by classification. At the same time, it is also clear that public places and employers are responsible for the construction and management of maternal and child facilities, and they are responsible for the construction, management and maintenance of maternal and child facilities in their respective places and units according to the principle of "whoever builds, manages and maintains". In addition, social organizations and groups are also encouraged to participate in the construction of maternal and child facilities in the form of public welfare.
The "Measures" clarify the scope of maternal and child rooms in public places where mothers and babies often stay, mainly including: shopping centers, department stores and other large commercial outlets; Airports, railway stations, long-distance passenger stations, expressway service areas, and transportation hubs such as rail transit and urban railway interchange stations; Medical and health institutions such as midwifery medical institutions and children’s specialized hospitals; Public places such as cultural and sports venues.In addition, the "Measures" have made detailed and clear guidelines and regulations on the requirements, signs and guidance signs, management and maintenance, emergency plans, etc. For example, it is clear that a third bathroom with infant care facilities can be set up in public places as needed, but the third bathroom or toilet should not replace the maternal and child room.
In order to strengthen the daily management of maternal and child facilities and master the dynamic change information of maternal and child facilities,The "Measures" clearly stipulates the establishment of a unified and standardized information registration system for maternal and child facilities in the city, supporting the construction of an information system to support the management of maternal and child facilities, and realizing the unified and standardized management of maternal and child facilities in the city.
At the same time, in order to improve the level of maternal and child facilities construction and management services, the Measures clearly stipulate the establishment of a star rating system for maternal and child facilities and organize the star rating activities for maternal and child rooms in public places in this city.
