Current challenges to improve inpatient medical care for newborns

• Dmitry N. Degtyarev

Abstract

On May 7, 2024, Russian President has signed a decree No. 309 “On the national development goals of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2036”. The document defines the following national development goals of the Russian Federation: preservation of the population, health promotion and improvement of human well-being, family support.

According to experts from the Russian Society of Neonatologists, modernization of neonatal intensive care units is one of the key factors in reducing infant mortality in the Russian Federation. The article lists the key factors for improving inpatient medical care for newborns to achieve target goals, including: strengthening the material and technical base of perinatal centers and children’s hospitals, modernization of intensive care units for newborns, purchase of high-tech medical equipment, overcoming the shortage of qualified medical personnel.

The implementation of new national projects in our country allows us to hope for their solution in the near future.

Keywords: Presidential decree; neonatal intensive care unit; infant mortality; newborns; disability; national health; modernization; personnel shortage; neonatology

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