Overview
- Roszdravnadzor chief Alla Samoylova is leading a team that is reviewing medical records and the organization of care with specialists from national perinatal and pediatric centers.
- Regional authorities suspended the hospital’s chief physician as the Investigative Committee investigates potential malpractice and death by negligence.
- A bereaved mother alleges staff often worked without masks or gloves and says she learned of her infant’s death hours after it occurred.
- An academic expert says a bacterial infection is a likely factor but emphasizes that only an epidemiological investigation can determine the source.
- Court documents show the obstetric operating block was suspended in 2021 for hygiene and workflow violations, including mixed linen flows and the absence of a neonatal resuscitation complex in a planned operating room.