32 of the 112 New Year Day newborns were registered at ten of Pretoria’s health facilities on January 01.
The Gauteng Department of Health recorded over 30 births from 00:00 – 09:30.
Academic Hospitals:
– Steve Biko Academic Hospital registered 1 male and 1 Female
– Dr George Mukhari Hospital 2 males and 3 females
Tertiary Hospitals:
– Kalafong Hospital registered 3 boys(1 set of twin
which are two boys) and 1 girl.
Regional and District Hospital:
– Bronkhorstspruit Hospital registered one female
– Tshwane District Hospital, 2 males and 1 female
– Mamelodi Hospital 4 males and 2 females
– Pretoria West, 1 male and 1 female
– Odi Hospital registered 2 males
Community Healthcare Centres:
– Itireleng CHC 1 male and 3 females
– Lilian Ngoyi CHC, 1 male and 2 females
Gauteng Head of Communication Motalatale Modiba, GDoH said the MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko welcomed the babies born on New Years day.
He said the Gauteng public healthcare facilities delivered 59 males and 53 females between 00:00 and 09:30.
The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko also presented gifts during her visit at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in the north of Pretoria to celebrate with the babies parents.
The visit was part of welcoming the newly born babies.
She said the department took the time to also urge all the mothers who have just delivered their bundles of joy to make use of the Department of Home Affairs offices that are in-house at our facilities to register their babies before going home.
“It is important that we further encourage the mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding of their babies for the first six (6) months, as breast milk contains all nutritional substances and antibodies babies need to grow and protect them from illnesses.
“They must also follow the Road to Health booklet and ensure that their little ones are immunised at regular ages in order to protect them against diseases such as polio, hepatitis, measles and meningitis,” said MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko.
She said the Academic hospitals in Gauteng delivered 19 babies which were mostly from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital with 9 babies, followed by Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital with 5 deliveries.
Tertiary Hospitals delivered a total of 10 babies with Tembisa Hospital welcoming 6 babies and Kalafong Hospital with 4 deliveries.
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