Professional Society pregnancy policy explorer

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Recommended for some or all

6

Permitted

0

Permitted with qualifications

0

Not recommended but with exceptions

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Not recommended

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World Health Organization (WHO) policy position

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Showing 224 countries / territories

Country / territory (Click to sort descending)	Provider visit (Click to sort ascending)	Pregnancy test (Click to sort ascending)	Region (Click to sort ascending)	Income Level (Click to sort ascending)
Afghanistan			South Asia	Low
Albania			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Algeria			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
American Samoa			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Andorra			Europe and Central Asia	High
Angola			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Anguilla			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Antigua and Barbuda (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Argentina			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Armenia			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Aruba			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Australia			East Asia and Pacific	High
Austria			Europe and Central Asia	High
Azerbaijan			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Bahamas, The			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Bahrain			Middle East and North Africa	High
Bangladesh			South Asia	Lower middle
Barbados			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Belarus			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Belgium			Europe and Central Asia	High
Belize			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Benin			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Bermuda			North America	High
Bhutan			South Asia	Lower middle
Bolivia			Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle
Bosnia and Herzegovina			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Botswana			Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle
Brazil			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
British Virgin Islands			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Brunei Darussalam			East Asia and Pacific	High
Bulgaria			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Burkina Faso			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Burundi			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Cabo Verde			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Cambodia			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Cameroon			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Canada			North America	High
Cayman Islands			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Central African Republic			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Chad			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Channel Islands			Europe and Central Asia	High
Chile	Recommended		Latin America and Caribbean	High
China			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Colombia	Optional		Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Comoros			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Congo, Dem. Rep.			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Congo, Rep.			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Cook Islands			East Asia and Pacific	High
Costa Rica			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Cote d'Ivoire			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Croatia	Recommended		Europe and Central Asia	High
Cuba			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Curacao			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Cyprus			Europe and Central Asia	High
Czech Republic			Europe and Central Asia	High
Denmark			Europe and Central Asia	High
Djibouti			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
Dominica (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Dominican Republic	Recommended		Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Ecuador			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Egypt, Arab Rep.			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
El Salvador	Recommended		Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle
Equatorial Guinea			Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle
Eritrea			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Estonia	Optional	Not required	Europe and Central Asia	High
Eswatini			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Ethiopia			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Faroe Islands			Europe and Central Asia	High
Fiji			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Finland	Recommended		Europe and Central Asia	High
France			Europe and Central Asia	High
French Guiana			Latin America and Caribbean	High
French Polynesia			East Asia and Pacific	High
Gabon			Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle
Gambia, The			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Georgia			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Germany			Europe and Central Asia	High
Ghana			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Gibraltar			Europe and Central Asia	High
Greece			Europe and Central Asia	High
Greenland			Europe and Central Asia	High
Grenada (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Guam			East Asia and Pacific	High
Guatemala			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Guinea			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Guinea-Bissau			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Guyana			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Haiti			Latin America and Caribbean	Low
Honduras			Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle
Hong Kong SAR, China	Optional	Not required	East Asia and Pacific	High
Hungary			Europe and Central Asia	High
Iceland			Europe and Central Asia	High
India			South Asia	Lower middle
Indonesia	Recommended		East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Iran, Islamic Rep.			Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle
Iraq			Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle
Ireland			Europe and Central Asia	High
Isle of Man			Europe and Central Asia	High
Israel	Recommended		Middle East and North Africa	High
Italy			Europe and Central Asia	High
Jamaica			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Japan			East Asia and Pacific	High
Jordan			Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle
Kazakhstan			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Kenya			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Kiribati			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Korea, Dem People’s Rep			East Asia and Pacific	Low
Korea, Rep.			East Asia and Pacific	High
Kosovo			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Kuwait			Middle East and North Africa	High
Kyrgyz Republic			Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle
Lao PDR			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Latvia			Europe and Central Asia	High
Lebanon			Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle
Lesotho			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Liberia			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Libya			Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle
Liechtenstein			Europe and Central Asia	High
Lithuania	Recommended		Europe and Central Asia	High
Luxembourg			Europe and Central Asia	High
Macao SAR, China			East Asia and Pacific	High
Madagascar			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Malawi			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Malaysia	Recommended		East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Maldives			South Asia	Upper middle
Mali			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Malta			Middle East and North Africa	High
Marshall Islands			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Mauritania			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Mauritius			Sub-Saharan Africa	High
Mexico			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Moldova			Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle
Monaco			Europe and Central Asia	High
Mongolia			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Montenegro			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Montserrat			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Morocco			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
Mozambique			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Myanmar			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Namibia			Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle
Nauru			East Asia and Pacific	High
Nepal			South Asia	Lower middle
Netherlands	Optional		Europe and Central Asia	High
New Caledonia			East Asia and Pacific	High
New Zealand			East Asia and Pacific	High
Nicaragua			Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle
Niger			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Nigeria			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Niue			East Asia and Pacific	High
North Macedonia			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Northern Mariana Islands			East Asia and Pacific	High
Norway			Europe and Central Asia	High
Oman			Middle East and North Africa	High
Pakistan			South Asia	Lower middle
Palau			East Asia and Pacific	High
Panama	Optional		Latin America and Caribbean	High
Papua New Guinea			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Paraguay			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Peru	Optional		Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Philippines			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Poland	Recommended		Europe and Central Asia	High
Portugal			Europe and Central Asia	High
Puerto Rico			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Qatar			Middle East and North Africa	High
Romania			Europe and Central Asia	High
Russian Federation			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Rwanda			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Samoa			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
San Marino			Europe and Central Asia	High
Sao Tome and Principe			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Saudi Arabia			Middle East and North Africa	High
Senegal			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Serbia			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Seychelles			Sub-Saharan Africa	High
Sierra Leone			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Singapore			East Asia and Pacific	High
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Slovak Republic			Europe and Central Asia	High
Slovenia			Europe and Central Asia	High
Solomon Islands			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Somalia			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
South Africa	Recommended		Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle
South Sudan			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Spain			Europe and Central Asia	High
Sri Lanka	Recommended		South Asia	Lower middle
St Martin (French part)			Latin America and Caribbean	High
St. Kitts and Nevis (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	High
St. Lucia (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (OECS)			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Sudan			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Suriname			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Sweden			Europe and Central Asia	High
Switzerland	Optional		Europe and Central Asia	High
Syria			Middle East and North Africa	Low
Taiwan			East Asia and Pacific	High
Tajikistan			Europe and Central Asia	Low
Tanzania			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Thailand			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Timor-Leste			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Togo			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Tokelau			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Tonga			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Trinidad and Tobago			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Tunisia			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
Turkey			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Turkmenistan			Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle
Turks and Caicos Islands			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Tuvalu			East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle
Uganda			Sub-Saharan Africa	Low
Ukraine			Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle
United Arab Emirates			Middle East and North Africa	High
United Kingdom	Optional		Europe and Central Asia	High
United States		Not required	North America	High
Uruguay			Latin America and Caribbean	High
Uzbekistan			Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle
Vanuatu			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Venezuela			Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle
Vietnam			East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle
Virgin Islands (US)			Latin America and Caribbean	High
West Bank and Gaza			Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle
Yemen, Rep.			Middle East and North Africa	Low
Zambia			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle
Zimbabwe			Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle

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World Health Organization (WHO) policy position