Gauteng public healthcare facilities delivered 112 babies (59 males and 53 females) today between 12h00 midnight and 09h30 on the 1st of January 2024.
The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Ms Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko this morning visited Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Pretoria North as part of welcoming the newly born babies and to celebrate with their parents, as well as present them with gifts.
The department continue to 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," emphasised MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko.
Academic hospitals delivered 19 babies 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.
For more information please contact:
Motalatale Modiba, Head of Communication
Cell: 064 803 0808
E-mail: healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za
Tshepo Shawa, Spokesperson for the MEC for Health
Cell: 072 222 6333
E-mail: Tshepo.Shawa@gauteng.gov.za
