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Nearly five thousand babies have been born since February 6, the day of the earthquakes in southern Turkey, in the areas affected by the tremors, Turkish state television TRT Haber reported, quoted by BTA.

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A total of 4,627 babies were born in the last ten days in the earthquake-ravaged counties, according to information from Turkey's General Directorate of Public Health.

A woman gave birth to a baby under the ruins in Turkey

The Ministry of Health provides support to the mothers of these babies and to pregnant women who are preparing to give birth.

The teams educate mothers about the need to breastfeed to keep babies healthy and teach them how to breastfeed when needed.

Vaccinations and health check-ups are also carried out for the babies.

On February 6, at 4:17 a.m., southern Turkey was rocked by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake with an epicenter in the city of Pazardzuk, Kahramanmaras District.

Nine hours later, a second strong earthquake was recorded, again in Kahramanmaras district, with a magnitude of 7.5-7.6.

The two earthquakes caused tens of thousands of victims, as well as enormous material damage in Turkey and Syria.

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