CURRENT STATUS AND MAIN ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORN

The most important trend of national policy, both in the Russian Federation and in most countries of the world, is to stimulate healthy pregnancy and maintain the health of newborns, especially in the first month of life. The health care of Russia has improved the obstetric service, following the example of the obstetric and neonatological medical care system existing in the world developed countries, which has made a positive effect on reducing perinatal mortality and neonatal morbidity. The system of organizing medical care for pregnant women, women in childbirth, puerperas and newborns in Russia has a number of features, which are primarily due to the specifics of particular regions. Among the main problems in the organization of medical care for newborns are difference in economic development, the availability of medical care and staff of the neonatological service of obstetric organizations in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as the violation of the routing of pregnant women, women in childbirth, puerperas and newborns. The studied literature data allowed us to conclude that improving organization and quality of neonatological care in current demographic, economic and social conditions in Russia is of vital importance, and this fact caused the scientific interest of this study.