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6,000 premature babies are born in Bulgaria every year

Neonatology ward of Maichin Dom hospital in Sofia
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Half a million premature babies are born in the EU every year. About 6,000 of them are in Bulgaria, which is over 10% of all births

This was announced by the Minister of Health Asena Serbezova at a ceremony on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the provision of specialized care for premature babies at the Neonatology Clinic of the Maichin Dom Hospital in Sofia. Serbezova stressed the dedication of doctors, thanks to whose efforts these children are able to live full lives. Over the past 40 years, more than 25,000 premature babies have passed through this hospital.




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