Number of Newborns Drops below 21,000, Statistics Show

Ljubljana, 4 January - The number of deliveries in Slovenian maternity hospitals dropped by 4% to 20,634 in 2013 year-on-year, in what is the first drop below 21,000 since 2008, unofficial figures from the National Public Health Institute show.

Postojna A newborn. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File photo

Postojna
A newborn.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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