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BIRTH RATE BOOSTS IN ARMENIA
Panorama.am
14:29 01/02/2010
The birth rate in ten maternity homes in Yerevan hit 1636 in January,
2010, the head of the Healthcare Ministry Mother and Child Healthcare
department Karine Saribekyan told Panorama.am. According to her,
the rate of birth grew by 3000 in 2009, as compared to 2008.
K. Saribekyan said, 18.778 pregnant women were registered for
consultations last year, while the number made 16.017 in 2008.
"The index evidences that birth rate growth was recorded in the
republic. I should mention that 41 454 children were born in the
republic in 2008, while the index shows decline by 1135 in 2007,"
she said.
Thus, 6222 children were born in Armenia in January-February, 2009,
moreover, the birth rate in Yerevan increased by 471 as compared to
the same period in 2007.
Remind that giving birth to a child in any maternity hospital is
officially free of charge in Armenia.
Panorama.am
14:29 01/02/2010
The birth rate in ten maternity homes in Yerevan hit 1636 in January,
2010, the head of the Healthcare Ministry Mother and Child Healthcare
department Karine Saribekyan told Panorama.am. According to her,
the rate of birth grew by 3000 in 2009, as compared to 2008.
K. Saribekyan said, 18.778 pregnant women were registered for
consultations last year, while the number made 16.017 in 2008.
"The index evidences that birth rate growth was recorded in the
republic. I should mention that 41 454 children were born in the
republic in 2008, while the index shows decline by 1135 in 2007,"
she said.
Thus, 6222 children were born in Armenia in January-February, 2009,
moreover, the birth rate in Yerevan increased by 471 as compared to
the same period in 2007.
Remind that giving birth to a child in any maternity hospital is
officially free of charge in Armenia.