During the full-scale war against Russia, 48 thousand children were born in Ukraine. This was announced by the Ministry of Health on Facebook..

According to the institution, most of the children were born in the Lviv region - 4,372, in the Dnipropetrovsk region - 3,873 and in the Odessa region - 3,441 children.

The Ministry of Health noted that, despite wartime, pregnant women still have the right to choose a medical facility where they will be observed and give birth. In particular, if a woman has moved to another region due to hostilities and has the status of an internally displaced person, she has the right to receive the necessary medical care free of charge.. This also applies to those who remained in regions where access to medical care is difficult due to hostilities, and there is a need to change the hospital..

The ministry emphasized that regardless of the gestational age and whether the pregnant woman gave birth before, she can choose any nearest hospital that provides medical care under the Outpatient Pregnancy Package and count on medical support free of charge..

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Earlier, the UN told how many civilians died due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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