Ekurhuleni welcomes first babies of the year
Two girls and three boys were deliverd at Tembisa Hospital between midnight and 7:30am
ON Friday morning January 1, the City of Ekurhuleni’s Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) together with the City’s senior officials visited three hospitals to welcome and present the newborn babies with essential baby goodies.
There is no better way to start a brand new year than to give birth to a healthy and bouncy baby, this is the sentiment shared by elated mothers who gave birth on New Year’s Day.
The Ekurhuleni delegation visited the Far East Rand Hospital where Ekurhuleni’s MMC for Sport Recreation, Arts and Culture Cllr Dora Mlambo and MMC for Human Settlements, Clr Aubrey Nxumalo, handed over baby hampers to mothers.
The newborns all received their first gifts which included Ekurhuleni-branded bathtubs, baby blankets and essential baby products.
The Far East Rand Hospital welcomed five baby boys between midnight and 3am.
MMC for Economic Development Clr Thumbu Mahlangu and the delegation visited Tembisa Hospital, where the first five babies – two girls and three boys, were delivered between midnight and 7:30am.
Ekurhuleni’s MMC for Sport Recreation, Arts and Culture Clr Dora Mlambo led the delegation’s first leg of the visits at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane to hand out baby hampers to the mothers and to congratulate them on their bundles of joy.
Pholosong Hospital welcomed five newborn baby boys on New Year’s Day between 1am and 2am.
Speaking to the mothers in Tsakane MMC Mlambo emphasised the importance of breast feeding and said: “Remember that mother’s milk is the best, I urge you to breastfeed these babies until they are strong enough to eat ordinary food. Also remember to register for the baby’s birth certificates before leaving the hospital.”
