The number of children born in Bulgaria in 2019 continued to decrease, data of the National Health Insurance Fund show. Last year, a total of 54,762 Bulgarian children were born, whereas in 2018 and 2017 their number amounted to 55,796 and 58,237 respectively. The rate of C-section has increased. In 2019, 47.35% of the mothers gave birth through C-section while in the previous year 46,90% of the babies were born with C-section. Last year, babies were born in 107 hospitals. In 16 of them the number of births was below 100. These are mainly municipal hospitals in smaller towns such as Berkovitsa, Kavarna, Balchik, Levski, Cherven bryag, etc. In 2018, the number of births was below 100 in 13 Bulgarian hospitals.
On Friday, the cloudiness will increase in the northwestern regions of Bulgaria and rainfall, which will quickly turn into snowfall, is expected. There will be moderate southwesterly wind which in the afternoon will orient from the..
The negotiating teams of GERB-SDS, Democratic Bulgaria, BSP-United Left and There is Such a People discussed proposals for a draft government agreement. This was announced by GERB on its Facebook page. Representatives of the parties discussed the..
Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area, the work of the control institutions has become much broader and more responsible, said Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, director of the Border Police. Zlatanov added that controls..
One thousand seven dead and 31 injured birds is the result of the New Year's Eve fireworks in the town of Koprivshtitsa, Dr Hristina Klisurova of the..
The most common names in Bulgaria in 2024 were Georgi (140,818) and Maria (100,651). They are followed by Ivan and Ivanka, and then - Dimitar and Elena,..
From January 9, 2025, every traveler who wants to reach Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport by car will pass through barrier systems that register the license..
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