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102 babies born on Christmas Day

christmas babies PIC: Dailynews
christmas babies PIC: Dailynews

A total of 102 babies were delivered at public hospitals across the country on Christmas Day.

The statistics were shared with Mmegi Online by the Ministry of Health (MoH) Thursday morning.

According to the ministry's acting spokesperson, Mompoloki Lekoto, out of the 102 births recorded, 50 were male while 52 were female.

Princess Marina Hospital recorded the highest number of deliveries at 21, followed by Scottish Livingstone Hospital with 11. Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in Francistown registered six deliveries.


Lekoto said the Ministry is still compiling comprehensive data from all facilities.

“We have 27 facilities in total, including two referral hospitals, seven district hospitals and 17 primary hospitals. We are still compiling the overall statistics so that we can provide detailed information, including delivery times and whether there were twins or triplets. Once finalised, we will share the full statistics with the nation,” Lekoto said.

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