Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Construction of a regional branch of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health has been completed in the city of Karshi. During a trip to Kashkadarya region on 24 October, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited this institution.

In accordance with the decree of the head of state “On measures to protect the health of mothers and children, strengthening the reproductive health of the population” from 8 September 2023 on the basis of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Republican Center for Reproductive Health of the Population and the Republican Center for Maternal and Gynecological Screening children, by combining them, the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health is formed. The resolution also stipulated the opening of 14 regional branches of the new center.

The branch in Kashkadarya region became one of the first specialized centers in the republic that met all the requirements.

Modern buildings have been erected on the territory of the complex, which occupies almost four hectares. All departments are equipped with the latest medical technology. In terms of scale and level of equipment, the center can be called a flagship among other regional medical institutions.

There is a regional perinatal center with 200 beds, a city maternity hospital with 200 beds, a screening center with 50 appointments and a reproductive center with 50 appointments. The opportunity has been created to provide specialized medical care to women of maternity age, pregnant women and women in labor in one complex. After the opening of the center, one and a half thousand medical workers will operate here.

The head of our state got acquainted with the conditions and capabilities of the center. Gave instructions on improving the qualifications of doctors in cooperation with Germany, Belarus and other countries, and introducing advanced methods of prevention and treatment.

In the future, the center will be able to admit more than 8 thousand women with pathological pregnancies, which will save the lives of many women in labor.

The center will also perform 42 types of minimally invasive and laparoscopic procedures, including tubectomy, cystectomy, myomectomy and ventrofixation. Services for adolescent girls, women’s reproductive health, preparation for healthy motherhood, pregnancy management, screening, delivery and postpartum care for mothers and children will be concentrated in one place.

The center will maintain regular interaction with more than 860 midwives in the field. Pregnant women and women of childbearing age in all districts of the region will be covered by a single electronic database. Contacts will be established with women’s consultation rooms in seventeen central clinics and eighteen maternity centers in the region.

If risk factors are identified in women, the center will treat them and, if necessary, refer them to medical institutions at the republican level. The center also has facilities to conduct molecular genetic studies in newlyweds, pregnant women and women of childbearing age, as well as newborns. Infants with identified hereditary diseases will be provided with special medications and nutrition.