JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Health said the country’s public hospitals and clinics safely delivered more than 1,700 Christmas babies in 2023. This is up from about 1,400 babies born on Christmas Day in 2022. The latest tally came amid concerns about a rise in teen pregnancies over the years, with a 15-year-old girl among the new parents. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape saw the highest number of newborn babies on the massive holiday, while Northern Cape recorded the least. READ: FS welcomes 15 Christmas day babies, 33 babies born in Limpopo There was almost an even split of girls and boys born on 25 December. Department of Health spokesperson, Foster Mohale, said the department was scaling up its support…
Published Date: 2023-12-27
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