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Kuzbass Orders Regionwide Maternity Checks After Novokuznetsk Newborn Deaths

Inspectors aim to complete the review by February 9.

Overview

  • Governor Ilya Seredyuk said inspections are underway across 12 maternity departments and two perinatal centers in Kemerovo Oblast.
  • The first on-site check was carried out in Prokopyevsk by teams that include regional Health Ministry staff and specialists from top-tier maternity hospitals.
  • Novokuznetsk City Clinical Hospital No. 1 remains closed after respiratory infection levels exceeded the allowable threshold, with federal experts working at the facility.
  • The Investigative Committee is pursuing cases of causing death by negligence and negligence, reporting the detention of the chief physician and the acting head of neonatal intensive care; the chief physician was earlier suspended.
  • Ryazan region announced unplanned checks of its perinatal center and a maternity hospital, introduced masking for staff, and ordered expedited safety training as a preventive step.