The Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund says coverage includes prenatal visits, tests, specialist consultations, ultrasounds, hospitalization and childbirth. Services depend on medical indications and the insurance program.
Russia’s compulsory medical insurance (OMS) policy entitles pregnant women to free care under the nationwide basic program, the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (FFOMS) told RIA Novosti. Covered services include registration at a women’s health clinic, obstetrician-gynecologist visits, consultations with specialists and laboratory tests.
FFOMS also listed ultrasound examinations and cardiotocography. The usual schedule includes three ultrasound screenings, at weeks 11–14, 19–21 and 34–36 of pregnancy. Cardiotocography is available from week 32, generally once every two weeks. Specific examinations depend on medical indications and current care guidelines.
When needed, the policy covers hospitalization: in a general hospital before week 22 and in a maternity hospital’s pregnancy pathology unit after week 22. It also covers childbirth and postpartum checkups. The fund said the policy is valid throughout Russia, although planned services in another region may require registration with a local women’s clinic.
A facility may not refuse urgent care or charge for it when a patient faces a threatened miscarriage or labor, even if she arrives at a maternity hospital outside her registered area, FFOMS said. Epidural anesthesia is covered when medically indicated.