Gauteng welcomes 167 new born babies on new year
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The Department of Health says the country has welcomed 500 more little citizens on new year across the country, a little over 30% of which were born across Gauteng Province.
The department said academic hospitals delivered 15 babies and tertiary hospitals delivered a total of 25 babies.
Gauteng delivered 167 babies between midnight and 12 pm of January 1st.
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko went on to visit the new mothers in the hospital and to also congratulate them.
“We are encouraging 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.
“We are also encouraging them to exclusively breastfeed 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 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 Nkomo-Ralehoko.
