In Irkutsk in the first nine months of 2015 infant mortality fell by 51.7 percent from last year, and across the region by 20.6 percent. The perinatal center uses best practices for premature births and care for preterm babies, combining high tech with family support. In 10 years it helped more than 5.5 thousand premature babies grow, including 420 under one kilogram.
In Irkutsk, over the first nine months of 2015, infant mortality fell by 51.7% compared with the same period last year.As the Minister of Health of the Irkutsk Region, Oleg Yaroshenko, said, if mortality in Irkutsk decreased by half, then across the region it fell by 20.6%.
“Today we saw colossal work that combines high technology, professionalism, and enormous heartfelt involvement. We see that all conditions have been created here not only for providing medical care, but also for psychological support for such families,” Yaroshenko was quoted as saying by the press service.
According to the chief physician of the Irkutsk City Perinatal Center, Irina Ezhova, who showed the minister the work of the medical institution, the best practices for managing premature births, caring for premature babies, and supporting their families are being introduced in Irkutsk. Over the past 10 years, more than 5,500 premature babies have been cared for at the perinatal center, 420 of whom were born weighing less than one kilogram.