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Nine Newborns Die at Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital as Criminal and Health Probes Deepen

Authorities are pursuing parallel criminal and public‑health inquiries to establish why multiple infants died at the closed facility.

Overview

  • The Investigative Committee opened a case under articles on causing death by negligence and negligence, with further on‑site investigative actions set for Wednesday.
  • The hospital was shut after exceeding a respiratory‑infection morbidity threshold, and the chief physician was suspended pending checks.
  • Rospotrebnadzor sent a specialist team for epidemiological and laboratory work, while Roszdravnadzor experts were assigned to review obstetric services.
  • The State Duma health committee will seek an official explanation from Governor Ilya Seredyuk, lawmakers signaled potential legislative steps after findings, and a Public Chamber commission chair called the case unprecedented.
  • Investigative chief Alexander Bastrykin ordered a legal assessment of media reports about earlier injuries and deaths at the facility, and the governor directed readiness checks of all maternity and perinatal centers in Kuzbass.