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Bulgaria Makes Strides in Reducing Infant Mortality, Yet Challenges Remain
Despite notable progress in reducing infant mortality rates, Bulgaria continues to grapple with figures well above the European Union average, highlighting persistent challenges in child healthcare, a recent report reveals.
Forensic report finds infant in northern Greece was beaten to death
Mother in Imathia arrested after death of six-month-old baby
Police in northern Greece arrested a woman on Tuesday after the death of her six-month-old baby.
The 37-year-old mother, living in a village of Imathia, allegedly hit the infant. Her two other children, aged six and seven, who were present during the incident, ran out of the house and called for help.
Baby formula prices significantly higher in Greece, watchdog says
The prices of baby formula in Greece are significantly higher compared to other European countries, based on a price comparison survey carried out by the country's Hellenic Competition Commission in November.
Infant killed in Volos traffic accident
A three-month old baby was killed in a traffic accident in the city of Volos, central Greece on Saturday night. A motorcycle driven by a young man hit and dragged the pedestrian who was holding the infant.
According to the information, the motorcyclist was maneuvering while the infant's grandfather, who was holding the baby in his arms, was trying to cross the street.
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Arta: Baby dies after being left in car
A 5-month-old baby died in a car after it was left there by its father in the northwestern town of Arta.
According to police sources, the father was supposed to drop the child off at the nursery, but forgot it in the backseat of the car. The infant's mother went to the nursery at noon to pick up the baby and was informed it was not there.
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Wet nursing project in practice for quake-hit babies
The Family and Social Services Ministry has established a mechanism for wet nursing for unaccompanied babies who lost their families in the Feb. 6 quakes.
Baby saved from rubble reunites with mother 54 days after quake
A baby who was saved from the rubble in the southern province of Hatay 128 hours after the earthquake has been reunited with his mother 54 days later.
Yasemin Begdaş, the mother of the baby whom nurses named "Gizem," was rescued alive, while the baby's father and two brothers lost their lives in the deadly Feb. 6 quakes.
Number of newborns in Slovenia up one percent last year
Ljubljana – A total of 18,984 children were born in Slovenia last year, which is 217 or 1% more than in 2020. The average age of the mother at the birth of her first child was 29.6 years, and at the average age at any birth was 31.1 years, the Statistics Office has reported.
Breast milk effective against infections: Pediatrician
Breast milk, which is a living liquid, not only provides nutrition to infants but it strengthens the immune system and protects them from infections, according to a top Turkish pediatrician.