Protection of motherhood and infancy during the war years

Abstract

The article reflects the main stages of the organization of the maternity and infancy protection service during the war years using the example of the Ural Research Institute for Maternity and Infancy Protection (RII OMM). The main principles of the service were formed in the pre-war years, and during the Great Patriotic War, despite all the difficulties of wartime, they continued to develop. The demographic situation in the country is reflected in the dynamics of the pre-war and war years, the features of the work of clinical and scientific departments aimed at safe motherhood and strengthening the health of children born during the war years. In this, the undoubted role of doctors and research staff of the institute, both those who worked before the war and those who joined the team during the war in connection with the evacuation from the regions affected by military actions. All of them left an indelible mark on the history of maternity and infancy protection and should not be forgotten