Modern approaches to solving old problems of neonatology: lessons from history

Abstract

Neonatology in Russia had demonstrated significant success over the past three decades that in its turn has led to an unprecedented decrease in infant mortality rates primarily due to a decrease in early-neonatal and neonatal mortalities. These achievements were mostly caused by the implementation of the “Healthcare” national project with a large number of perinatal centers being deployed overall Russia, introduction of a multi-level system for providing care to pregnant women from high-risk groups, with high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic equipment installed therein coupled with life-saving drugs availability. Which is more important is that Russian domestic manufacturers have significantly succeeded during the mentioned period in the production of high-tech medical equipment and consumables as well as drugs that are in use in neonatology with some of them having none of its kind abroad.