In the Murmansk region want to further strengthen the work of psychologists with those who want to have an abortion

In Murmansk region will expand psychological support for women who are considering abortion. The governor said this on a direct line, where they discussed the issue of fertility.

The head of the region said that the region is preparing a set of measures to the region were born more children. Special emphasis is placed on working with doctors and psychologists: the support service should discuss issues with a woman.

The number of large families in the region increased by 44 percent, but demographic problems remained. In the region, they want to create conditions for parents to have a desire to have children.

Work with women who want to have an abortion in the Murmansk region has already become a separate system. From August 2026, medical institutions should conduct pre-abortion counseling at least twice during the period of silence, and if necessary, involve social workers and lawyers.

For specialists who help women to keep pregnancy, the region also introduced special payments: initially, psychologists were paid five thousand rubles, and in September the authorities proposed to increase this amount to 25 thousand. At the same time, the number of abortions in the Arctic in 2025 decreased to 1,822 – this is the minimum since 2019.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” said that the medical workers of the Arctic who discouraged abortion want to increase the fee five times.