THE ACTIVITY RESULTS OF OBSTETRIC CARE SERVICE AND THE MAIN LINES OF ITS MODERNIZATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The authors analyze the status of an obstetric care service in the Russian Federation in 2009. There is a positive trend in the demographic situation in the country, a better quality of following up pregnant women, and reductions in the number of abortions and perinatal and infant mortality rates. The measures within the priority national health project have shown to play a positive role. The goals, tasks, and main areas of obstetric care service modernization in the Russian Federation, which can increase access to medical care and its quality for women during pregnancy and labor and for newborn infants, are defined.

pregnancy, labor, maternal mortality, infant mortality, obstetric care service modernization