Between January 4 and 12, 2026, died in maternity hospital no. 1 in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, Siberia, nine newborns[1]. The Russian police detained the primary and temporary head of the intensive care unit of this hospital[2]. Both doctors face charges of negligence and negligent homicide[3]. The exact causes of the deaths are not yet known, but the regional health authorities reported that all the children suffered from various diseases transmitted during childbirth or pregnancy[2]. Most of the children were born prematurely with a severe infection transmitted from mother to child[1]. Another 17 newborns are in critical condition, of which 16 are premature[4]. The case drew attention to the chronic shortage of personnel and underfunding of the Russian healthcare system[2].