Birth rates in Sverdlovsk Region have plummeted, droplet by droplet.
In the Sverdlovskaya region of Russia, the birthrate has significantly decreased over the past decade. According to ex-deputy minister of healthcare in the region, Elena Chadova, there were 27,000 births in 2024 compared to 61,000 in 2012. Chadova shared this information during an international women's forum held in Yekaterinburg.
Chadova mentioned that 840,000 adolescents are screened annually in the region. Among girls, nearly half experience reproductive health issues related to menstruation, while one-quarter struggle with obesity. Other factors affecting reproductive health may include insufficient nutrition, birth defects, inflammation in the pelvic area, delayed puberty, and diabetes.
Intriguingly, men in the Sverdlovskaya region experience infertility more frequently than women do. Chronic stress, genetic factors, and childhood illnesses could contribute to reduced sperm concentration and mobility in men.
Beginning on September 1, 2025, pregnant students in Russia will receive a 10-fold increase in allowance during maternity leave. The new benefit amounts to 90,000 rubles.
Regrettably, the death rate in the Sverdlovskaya region surpassed the birth rate during the early months of 2025.
Data suggests that health risks such as high smoking rates, limited reproductive health services, and demographic trends including a low birth rate and high male mortality contribute to reproductive health issues among adolescents in the region. Meanwhile, male infertility in the region may be exacerbated by increased alcohol consumption and tobacco use, cardiovascular diseases, and underutilization of healthcare services by men.
- The ex-deputy minister of healthcare in the Sverdlovskaya region, Elena Chadova, shared that annual screenings for 840,000 adolescents in the region reveal reproductive health concerns, with nearly half of girls experiencing menstrual issues and a quarter battling obesity.
- Chadova's statement also highlighted that apart from insufficient nutrition, birth defects, pelvic inflammation, delayed puberty, and diabetes, other factors affecting reproductive health include medical conditions like chronic diseases and cancers.
- In the Sverdlovskaya region, men face more frequent infertility issues than women, with possible causes being chronic stress, genetic factors, and childhood illnesses reducing sperm concentration and mobility.
- As a positive measure, pregnant students in Russia are set to receive a 10-fold increase in allowance during maternity leave starting September 1, 2025, amounting to 90,000 rubles.
- Ominously, statistical data shows that the death rate in the Sverdlovskaya region surpassed the birth rate during the early months of 2025.
- Research indicates that health risks, such as high smoking rates, limited reproductive health services, demographic trends including a low birth rate and high male mortality, contribute to the reproductive health predicament of adolescents in the region.
- The increasing alcohol consumption and tobacco use, combined with the rise of chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, and the underutilization of healthcare services by men, may worsen male infertility issues in the region.
- In the broader health landscape, awareness on topics like mental health, men's health, skin care, fitness and exercise, health and wellness, family health, and environmental science holds great importance.
- Families and individuals are encouraged to focus on nutrition, women's health, parenting, and weight management for overall wellbeing.
- Additionally, adopting therapies and treatments for managing chronic diseases, chronic stress, and addressing climate change through better environmental science practices can contribute significantly to improving the health conditions in the Sverdlovskaya region and beyond.
- Regardless of geographical borders, collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and concerted global efforts towards healthcare advancement, medical research, and wellness programs aim to ensure a healthier future for all.
