Abstract:Since the establishment of the maternal and child health profession in the mid-1980s, after more than 30 years of development, China had trained a number of outstanding maternal and child health personnel. However, after the start-up development stage and high-speed development stage, the profession had changed due to the changes in the training environment and training units of maternal and child health professionals, the introduction of relevant laws and regulations, and the enrollment conditions of employers, so that maternal and child health professionals trained in preventive medical schools could not be admitted. The promotion channels for clinical practitioner qualification certificates and personnel engaged in health care work were narrower than other positions, which led to the gradual shrinkage of the profession, and the number of training personnel has dropped sharply, which could not meet the society’s demand for high-level and high-quality maternal and child health care services.