In the first half of 2018, 1057 babies were born in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh/NKR), 552 of whom were boys and 505 – girls. As the Artsakh Ministry of Health told Panorama.am, 878 babies were born at Stepanakert’s Maternal and Child Health Center. The utmost births were recorded in Martakert, with 89 babies born in the region, followed by 56 in Martuni, 12 – in Hadrud, 15 – in Qashatagh and 6 – in Shahumyan.
