Christmas baby deliveries

It has been a very busy morning for the staff of Far East Rand Hospital, but they are happy as this Christmas Day has seen many mothers stream in to deliver their new born babies.

Staff of Far East Rand Hospital and mothers holding their Christmas babies.

So far the staff has welcomed 11 babies since the early hours of this morning while others are still to come.

Ntombizodwa Simelane delivered a baby boy at 00:15am, weighing 3.1kg
Anelia Tanele gave birth to her baby boy at 00.40am weighing 1.5kg
Sibongile Dlamini delivered her baby boy at 01.25am weighing 3.8kg
Patience Khumalo gave birth to baby girl at 02.00am weighing 2.9kg
Sithembile Myeni delivered her baby boy at 02.10am, weighing 2.9kg
Elsie Masango gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl at about 03.55am, boy weighed 1.4kg while girl weighed 1.6kg
Olavia Nevis delivered her baby girl at 03.10am, weighing 3.7kg
Jabulile Shabangu gave birth to her baby boy at 05.50am 2.8kg
Tsotang Moloisane delivered her baby boy at 07.50am weighing 3.7kg
Mpho Matsoetlane gave birth to her baby boy at 04.25am, weighing 4.1kg.

The mothers are excited about their Christmas gifts while the staff says that they are still expecting to help more mothers deliver their infants throughout the day.