Births declining
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In the first seven months of this year, 45,606 mothers delivered 45,816 children (live births) which decreased by 1,477 mothers or 3.1% and 1,542 children or 3.3% against the previous year.
In the period, infant mortality reached 899, showing an increase of 172 or 23.7%; under-five mortality counted 1,074, increasing by 209 or 24.2% compared to same period of the previous year.