Belarus enjoys record rate of nursing premature babies

In Belarus, the survival rate of children born weighing up to a kilogram exceeds 90 percent, which is ‘a record number’ – as informed by Professor Margarita Devyaltovskaya, who heads the laboratory of problems of children and adolescents at the Mother and Child Republican Scientific-Practical Centre

According to the specialist, the Mother and Child medical facility has been developing and using cellular technologies for premature babies for almost six years, and it was the first in the world to create such methods.

“The results are excellent,” Ms. Devyaltovskaya stated. “Babies born deeply premature develop perfectly, and at the age of twelve months, they have no differences with children born on time. We also use artificial intelligence technologies to predict the development of boys and girls born prematurely. In late premature infants weighing more than 2.5 kilograms, hyperbaric oxygenation is used to improve the condition of their nervous system. All high technologies ensure very high rates of maternity and childhood services. In some points, Belarus is ahead of almost all countries in the world.”

The Mother and Child Republican Scientific-Practical Centre provides specialised care to infants who were born from 22 weeks of gestation, including those weighing up to one and a half kilograms. Thanks to such support, babies under a kilogram not only survive, but have good health in the following years.