The state maternal and child protection policy implementation in the Southern Urals during World War I (1914-1917)
The article reveals social and legal protection of the maternal-child health as a line of the social policy in Russian Empire during World War I and its implementation based on materials of the Southern Urals. There were shown the activities related to improve obstetrics, develop the day care and orphanages, social assistance for war orphans and conscripted families. The solution of these problems was entrusted to the local and city and government, which had the difficulties in monetary and human resources and couldn’t provide on their territories with required well-functioning institutions. Based on documents of central and local authorities and committees, the research describes the mostly imperfect, including a part of population, system of state and public institutions existed in Orenburg and Ufa provinces at that time. Despite the shortcomings, it was a worthy stage of the evolution of comprehensive state maternal and child support.