Preterm birth

The Family and Social Services Ministry has been working on a national plan to help disabled people more and to detect the risks that can cause new disabilities in the future, daily Milliyet has reported.

The name of the program is "Family-based early intervention system for children with disabilities."

Ten newborn babies have reportedly caught coronavirus from infected medical staff at a hospital in Romania. 

The hospital in the western Romanian city of Timisoara is under investigation by authorities after the babies tested positive for the virus, according to Romanian media reports. 

The hospital functions on regular basis, and 16 babies were born during the previous day. Over 30 newborns are currently in the maternity ward.
As for TV Prva Branka Nikolic, PhD said, they are also prepared in case someone conceals to have the symptoms or does not know that they are positive for coronavirus.

More than 15 million babies are born prematurely each year (2012 data), and in Europe alone they are about 500,000. Over 1 million babies die each year as a result of premature birth due to complications. In Bulgaria, statistics are also alarming - over 6,000 babies a year are born too early.

Save the Children Romania and tennis player Sorana Cirstea have endowed the Targoviste Maternity Unit with four vital sign monitors and 12 neonatal infusion pumps worth almost 23,000 euros purchased with the support of the campaigners for the reduction of infant mortality.

Every year in Bulgaria, about 6,000 children are born prematurely, weighing less than 2,500 grammes. This figure has remained unchanged over the years. However, doctors note there is a good trend showing that more and more premature babies survive, even those born in the middle of pregnancy. The data was revelaed on the day Bulgarua marks the feast of St.

165 children were kept by their families with the help of "For Our Children" Foundation, the organization announced on Friday.

Are you the kind of parent that’s always hugging your kids? If the answer is yes then don’t stop doing what you’re doing.

According to new reserach, physical affection during a baby’s development period is even more important than we thought.

Bulgaria hosted on Friday the Third Global Summit for Improving the Standard of Care for Preemies, bringing together participants from five continents who united efforts to discuss ways of saving the life and health of premature babies, organizers say.