Veronika Skvortsova said 32 Russian regions are to get new high tech perinatal centres, which will become part of the three-tier system in addition to maternity hospitals.
The President stressed that the perinatal centres must be located within one hour driving distance and the distance to maternity hospitals in rural areas should not exceed 20 kilometres. Funding for the perinatal centre construction programme will amount to 50–60 million rubles.