[The certain aspects of organization of medical care of women in period of pregnancy and delivery in the Republic of Bashkortostan]

Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2023 Jul;31(4):613-618. doi: 10.32687/0869-866X-2023-31-4-613-618.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Health protection of women of reproductive age is a priority direction of state policy. In protection of reproductive health of women no small importance is played by development of organization of primary medical sanitary care and specialized medical care of women during pregnancy and delivery. The study was carried out in the Republic of Bashkortostan and covered period of 2017-2021. It was established that the number of women of fertility age decreased up to 3,9% that became one of causes of reduction of birth rate from 12.1‰ to 9.8‰ respectively. At that, the level of maternal mortality increased up to 8.9 times (from 4.1 to 36.8 per 100,000 born alive). In 2021, out of 37,775 women who completed their pregnancy, 99.3% were examined by therapist and only 92.2% passed such an examination prior to 12 weeks of their pregnancy. On the gestation period of 11-4 weeks, 91.3 % of pregnant women were subjected to ultrasound examination of fetus with detection of maternal serum markers and 94.4% of pregnant women were examined at the 19-21 weeks of pregnancy. Among pregnant women, rate of diseases and pathological conditions that preceded or developed during pregnancy slightly increased. Increasing of morbidity of anemia, diseases of endocrine system, including diabetes mellitus, was noted. The deterioration of particular indicators of organization of medical care of women according to profile "obstetrics and gynecology" occurred during period of COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of three-level system of organization of medical care resulted in significant reduction of number of obstetric and gynecological hospital beds.

Keywords: delivery; dispensary observation; infant and maternal mortality; morbidity; pregnancy; women.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bashkiria
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Organizations
  • Pandemics*
  • Patient Care
  • Pregnancy