Forty-three babies were born on Christmas Day in Kumasi.

Kumasi, Dec 26, GNA - Forty-three babies were delivered on Christmas Day in four Government hospitals in the Kumasi Metropolis. They were Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Manhyia, Suntreso and Tafo Hospitals. KATH alone recorded a total of 31 births comprising 24 males and seven females.

Mr Nicholas Frimpong, Principal Biostatician at the KATH, who disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi on Tuesday, said out of the total number, eight of the deliveries were through caesarean sections. Mr Frimpong said there were no twins and that the mothers and babies were doing well. He stressed the need for mothers to always deliver at recognised hospitals so that any problem that arose during delivery would be solved without much difficulty. Suntreso and Manhyia Hospitals recorded five deliveries each on the Christmas Day.

Mrs Grace Appiagyei, Principal Midwifery Officer and Miss Emelia Akpaloo, a Staff Midwife at the Maternity Ward of Manhyia said there were three females and two males and that both mothers and their babies were in good conditions of health. Miss Charlotte Owusu, Principal Midwifery Officer and Miss Georgina Osei Ankobia, Senior Staff Midwife at Suntreso said there were three females and two males. Two deliveries were also recorded at Tafo hospital and according to Miss Rose Pimah, the Midwifery Officer in-charge, said they were made up of one male and a female.