The UK initiated a case after the death of a baby in the Novokuznetsk maternity hospital No. 1 in September.

In September 2025, the investigation had already initiated a criminal case on causing serious harm to the mother's health after reports of an unsuccessful early birth at Novokuznetsk maternity hospital No. 1. This was reported on January 13 in the press service of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Kemerovo Region.

According to RIA Novosti, back in September, a resident of Novokuznetsk posted a post in which she reported that during the birth of her sister, the child's arm was torn off, as a result of which the newborn died. The woman claimed that her sister was taken to the hospital with contractions at the age of 21 weeks and 4 days.

The message was soon deleted, after which the regional office of the Investigative Committee announced the start of a pre-investigation check.

"A criminal case was opened under Article 118 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the fact of causing serious harm to the mother's health," the report says.

"The situation has happened": nine babies died in Novokuznetsk maternity hospital

Two criminal cases have been initiated

On the same day, obstetric hospital No. 1 of the G.P. Kurbatov City Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Novokuznetsk temporarily stopped receiving patients due to an excess incidence of respiratory infection. Later it became known about the death of nine babies in the hospital during the New Year holidays. The UK confirmed the death of newborns. As the source of Izvestia noted, all infants were diagnosed with either intrauterine or neonatal infection, which gave critical complications.

A criminal case has been opened into the incident in accordance with Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code ("Causing death by negligence"), Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code ("Negligence"). The governor of Kuzbass, Ilya Seredyuk, temporarily dismissed the chief physician of the Novokuznetsk maternity hospital.

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