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Medical bodies condemn removal of family doctors from low-risk pregnancy care in health centres

Under Normative Order no. 11/2026 published on 28 October, low-risk prenatal surveillance in health centres will be handled by specialist nurses rather than multidisciplinary teams. The Order of Physicians, the General and Family Medicine Specialty College, and the Family Doctors Association released a joint statement on Monday 2 November criticizing the decision as an unacceptable setback that compromises continuity of care, and have requested an urgent meeting with the Minister of Health.

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If you are pregnant and using public health centres, low-risk prenatal care will now be led by specialist nurses rather than family doctors, though medical bodies are pushing for a revision of the model.

Diário de Notícias· 1w agoRead original ↗

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