"Mother and child". II Russian forum

II Russian forum “Mother and child” took place in Moscow within the walls of Presidium of Russian Academy of sciences on the 18-^th - 22-^ndof September. Its work started with seminar “Modem technologies in protection of maternity and childhood”. In the course of the forum leading Russian scientists delivered the following lectures: “Microbiological and immunological aspects of intrauterine infections” by E.K. Ailamazyan, “Antiphospholipid syndrome and its significance in obstetrical practice” by A.D. Makartzia, “Perinatology: ways of decreasing perinatal morbidity and mortality” by G.M. Saveljeva. Report of member of RAMS V.N. Serov consistently developed the ideas set forth in this lecture. He paid attention to the role of perinatal centers, the number of which is obviously insufficient. Development of set of perinatal centers must contribute to the decreasing of perinatal loss and maternal mortality. In the scientific part of the forum the attention of its participants was drawn to the reports of member of RAMS A.N. Strizhakov and corresponding member of RAMS V.I. Krasnopolsky, dedicated to the problem of cesarean section. Within the limits of the forum a number of symposiums was held on the problems of carrying out regional programs in the sphere of maternity and childhood protection, actual issues of neonatology, clinical genetics, hormones and hormone-dependent organs, problems of cervix uteri pathology. Taking things all around, the forum made valuable contribution to science and practice and there is every reason to believe that forum “Mother and child” will become traditional.