He quoted a recent survey on infertility, saying 48 percent of respondents do not know women aged 40 have less chance of pregnancy than those aged 30, 75 percent do not know obesity can reduce fertility, and 60 percent do not know women without menstruation have no reproductive ability.
Notably, he said 83 percent of Vietnamese women have no doubt about their husbands' fertility, and 50 percent of women feel that their husbands’ parenting has greater influence on their readiness.
Nearly 30 reports on obstetrics, genecology, prenatal diagnoses, reproductive health and other related issues were delivered at the conference.
The event marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of a cooperative agreement on health between the two nations.