Ministry of Health: more than 90% of expectant mothers in Russia have some illness. A director of Medical-Social problems of family, maternity and childhood Department of Russian Ministry of Health Olga Sharapova informed about that. "More than 90% of expectant mothers have some diagnosis. About 50% of them have diagnosis of anemia. 20% have urogenital system diseases, 10% - cardiovascular diseases, 22% have late gestosis", - said Sharapova during appearance on the V congress of Russian association of specialists in perinatal medicine. Sharapova said there was the aim for "Minzdravsotsrazvitie" to cut down maternal mortality to 22 women for 100000 people. She said maternal mortality was 24 women for 100000 people in 2004, "RIA Novosti" informs. "Now our Ministry with Rosstat has created a work team for examination of maternal and infant mortality. Members of work team will go to Russian regions to ascertain real indexes for maternal and infant mortality," - said the director of Department of Minzdravsotsrazvitie.