The key facts
- In the Moscow Region, a newborn weighing 367 grams was saved — the smallest saved patient in the region's practice
- Since the beginning of 2026, medics have nursed more than 3.1 thousand premature babies
- The region operates a three-tier maternity care system
The Region's Smallest Patient
Doctors of the Moscow Region saved a newborn weighing 367 grams. This was reported to TASS by the deputy chairman of the regional government — Moscow Region Health Minister Maxim Zabelin. According to him, in the practice of Moscow Region neonatologists, this is the smallest patient they have managed to save.
Nursing Statistics
Zabelin added that since the beginning of 2026, medics in the region have cared for more than 3.1 thousand premature babies. Some of them had an extremely low birth weight — less than 1.5 kg.
Maternity Care System
“Each such case requires the coordinated work of the entire maternity care system — from the moment of birth to nursing,” the minister noted. He added that a three-tier maternity care system has been created in the Moscow Region to provide medical care to pregnant women, women in labor, and newborns.
Similar Cases in Other Regions
Similar cases were previously reported: in early September in Lipetsk, doctors saved a girl born at the 29th week of pregnancy weighing 830 grams with a confirmed congenital heart defect that had been suspected even before birth. Also, in Saratov, medics saved an infant weighing 470 grams.
