In January-March 2017 515 babies were born in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh/NKR), 263 of whom were boys and 252 – girls. As the NKR Ministry of Health told Panorama.am, 400 of the babies were born at Stepanakert’s Maternal and Child Health Center. 55 babies were born in Martakert, 30 – in Martuni, 21 – in Hadrut and 3 – in Shushi and 3 babies in Shaumyan.

Within the three months, 6 twins were born at Maternal and Child Health Center in Artsakh.