Regional Scientific and Educational Forum "Mother and Child - 2026" and Plenum of the Board of the Russian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
From July 1st to 3rd, the XIX Regional Scientific and Educational Forum "Mother and Child - 2026" and the Plenum of the Board of the Russian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists will be held in St. Petersburg.
Venue: St. Petersburg, Lev Tolstoy St., 6-8 (First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov of the Ministry of Health of Russia).
Forum Directors:
Sukhikh Gennady Tikhonovich − Director of the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Serov Vladimir Nikolaevich − President of the Russian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Bagненко Sergey Fyodorovich – Head of the First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Bezhenar Vitaly Fyodorovich – Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology of the First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor.
Every year, the Forum is attended by over 100 speakers – experts from leading medical organizations in our country in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, neonatology, and related specialties. This year, the scientific agenda of the Forum will be dedicated to the impact of extragenital pathology on women's reproductive health. Special attention will be given to the discussion of the new order for providing obstetric and gynecological care in Russia, approved in January 2026 by Order of the Ministry of Health of Russia No. 747, as well as the implementation of state initiatives aimed at improving the quality of maternal and child health protection.
Key discussion blocks will be dedicated to the application of advanced technologies in reproductive medicine, including artificial intelligence, as well as the optimization of prenatal and neonatal screening systems. A significant portion of the discussion will focus on pregnancy management in the context of chronic diseases affecting maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, with an emphasis on the prevention of major obstetric syndromes, thromboembolic and septic complications, and placental-associated pathology. The program also includes an analysis of modern therapeutic approaches to common gynecological conditions (fibroids, endometriosis, HPV-associated diseases), issues of reproductive education and pre-gravid preparation to improve gestation outcomes, as well as current trends in the treatment of female infertility using assisted reproductive technologies. Issues of reproductive health protection in pediatrics and adolescence, and the application of advanced imaging methods – ultrasound and radiation diagnostics in related disciplines – will be covered.