Роль Центрального и Куйбышевского институтов охраны материнства и младенчества в построении системы охраны здоровья матери и ребенка в СССР (1922–1940 гг.)

The article focuses on the role of the State Research Institute of Maternal and Child Welfare as the lead establishment and of the Kuibyshev Regional Scientific-Practical Institute of Maternal and Child Welfare in the creation of maternal and child health care service in the Soviet Union during 1922–1940. It also presents the scientific-practical, educational, organizational-methodological activities of the central and peripheral institutions, their comparative characteristics and contribution to the creation of a broad network of institutions for maternal and child welfare (nurseries, maternity welfare centres, baby food centers, social-legal offices) and the reduction of morbidity and mortality of infants and young children.