Zuko Komisa

On Christmas Day, more than 1,360 babies were delivered safely at public health institutions nationwide, according to the Department of Health.
Comparing this number to the 1,708 kids born in 2023 and the 1,414 babies born in 2022, there are roughly 300 fewer births. Among the births were six sets of twins, all of whom were delivered successfully in public health facilities around the nation.
At precisely midnight, the first Christmas baby was born at KwaZulu-Natal’s Osindisweni Hospital. A second delivery took place at 12:01 am at Limpopo’s Nkhensani Hospital.
“The department reports that Gauteng recorded the highest number of births, totalling 393. This is followed by the Eastern Cape with 196 births, and both the Western Cape and Limpopo each with 172 births. Mpumalanga recorded 152 births, the North West had 102, the Free State counted 79, and the Northern Cape had 49 births. In KwaZulu-Natal, the current number stands at 42, as the department awaits final figures.” said the Department of Health.
The Department of Health also stated that Madwaleni Hospital in the Eastern Cape and Standerton Hospital in Mpumalanga both reported two deliveries at 12:02 a.m.
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