GB/T 33855-2026General requirements for maternal and infant health care organizations (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part

1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document replaces GB/T 33855-2017 "General Requirements for Maternal and Infant Health Care Service Premises". Compared with GB/T 33855-2017, except for the conclusion... Aside from structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows:

a) The definitions of maternal and child health care services and maternal and child health care service locations have been revised (see 3.1, 3.9, and

3.2 in the.2017 version), adding the term "maternal and child health care services". Infant health care service institutions, pre-pregnancy health care services, prenatal health care services, post-abortion health care services, postpartum health care services, infant and toddler health care Terms and definitions for services, managed healthcare services, maternal and child healthcare service personnel, and maternal and child healthcare service supplies and equipment (see 3.2~). Articles 3.8, 3.10, and

3.11 have removed the terms and definitions for non-conforming services and inspections (see articles

3.4 in the.2017 edition).

b) The classification of skilled personnel by profession and level has been removed (see

4.2 in the.2017 version);

c) The basic requirements have been changed (see Chapter 4, Chapter 5, 8.3, and Chapter 10 of the.2017 edition);

d) Changes to practitioners (see Chapter 5, Chapter 7 in the.2017 edition);

e) Service locations have been changed (see Chapter 6,

6.3 in the.2017 edition);

f) Changes were made to supplies and equipment (see Chapter 7,

6.2 of the.2017 edition);

1 Scope

GB/T 33855-2026 is the Chinese national standard covering the postpartum care centre and the maternal and infant service - the premises and hygiene, the staff and their qualifications, the feeding and newborn care, the infection control and the referral of a mother or baby who needs a hospital. It replaces GB/T 33855-2017. It was issued on 28 January 2026 and has been in force since 1 August 2026, replacing GB/T 33855-2017. The document is under the responsibility of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This page is published from the official record of the 2026 edition; the clause text of a standard this recent is not yet in circulation, and the figures, limits and tables it contains are those of the document itself, delivered in full with the English translation.

This document specifies the basic requirements, personnel, service locations, supplies and equipment, service items, and service procedures for maternal and child health care service institutions. Requirements, service evaluation and improvement. This document applies to the service provision and management of maternal and child health care service institutions. This document does not apply to domestic services.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included. For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies. This document. GB 2893 Safety Colors

GB 2894 Safety Colors and Safety Signs

GB 13495.1 Fire Safety Signs Part

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 30443 and GB/T 30444, as well as the following terms and definitions, apply to this document.

3.1 Healthcare services provided for women preparing for pregnancy, during pregnancy, postpartum, and for infants and young children.

3.2 Market entities that are legally registered and established to provide maternal and infant health care services (3.1).

Note. This includes pre-pregnancy care centers, postpartum care centers (clubs), maternal and infant care centers, postpartum recovery centers, prenatal yoga centers, infant swimming pools, etc.

3.3 Healthcare services provided to women planning to become pregnant.