Juba Teaching Hospital Maternity and Gynecology Ward. (-)

A midwife at Juba Teaching Hospital says the maternity ward registered the birth of 13 newborn babies on the Christmas day.

Joyce Peace Abuni, a registered midwifery told Eye Radio that babies including twins were born through normal delivery.

According to her, six were delivered in the morning hours of the Christ Mass day and seven others at night.

“There were six babies given birth to on 25^th, December 2023 from morning hours till evening, and other six babies were given birth to at night making a total of 13 babies, from 12 mothers. One woman has given birth to twins,” she said.

“Most of the deliveries had no complications except one woman with umbilical cord prolapse who was booked for an operation but thank God, she had safely delivered before being operated on,” she added.

According to Peace, one of the babies whose mother is suffering from umbilical prolapse, developed difficulty in breathing, but the hospital has put it on oxygen.

‘Unfortunately, the baby is not breathing as normal. Therefore, we tried our best and the baby is on oxygen for some health supervision.”

However, the specialized midwifery raised concerns about expectant mothers being brought to the hospital only when they are in critical condition.

Peace is urging pregnant women to regularly attend antenatal care services to avoid such situations.

“We the midwives at the hospital want mothers to carry their children and save their lives as they head home.  However, some of the pregnant come to the hospital in critical conditions.

“I am urging pregnant women to come on time so that we attend to them properly.  Therefore, my message is having regular anti-natal care services in the hospital is very important,” she appealed.