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Ntombifuthi Nzuzas baby boy may have arrived before his time, but he picked a good day to do it. The premature baby, who has not been named yet, was born on Christmas Day. \tPicture: Shelley Kjonstad<\/p>\n
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Sinegugu Ndlovu <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
AT 39cm long and weighing 1.63kg, Ntombifuthi Nzuza\u2019s baby came into the world on Christmas Day. <\/p>\n
The boy, whose parents have not named him yet, was born prematurely at Durban\u2019s King Edward VIII Hospital at 32 weeks. <\/p>\n
Looking fragile, the baby, who is in a stable condition, is currently receiving care at the hospital\u2019s neonatal intensive care unit. <\/p>\n
Nzuza, of KwaMaphumulo, near KwaDukuza, now the proud mother of two, described the birth of her son as bitter-sweet. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m worried that he was born before his time, but I\u2019m happy. I cried tears of joy when I held him in my arms for the first time. I haven\u2019t named him yet; I\u2019m hoping his father will help me with that. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy wish for him is that he becomes an educated man with a good intellect. I also wish for him not to forget me as his mother,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Health Department spokesman Chris Maxon said about 30 babies had been born in the province between midnight on Christmas Eve and 6am on Christmas Day. The first was a 2.8kg boy born at Pietermaritzburg\u2019s Northdale Hospital at 12.01am. A minute later, a 3.6kg girl was born at Durban\u2019s Addington Hospital, followed by a girl weighing 3.2kg at Newcastle hospital at 12.05am. <\/p>\n
During his visit at Umlazi\u2019s Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital on Christmas Day, Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo expressed concern at the high number of teenagers giving birth. <\/p>\n
He was speaking after a 15-year-old gave birth at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Phoenix, and a 17-year-old at GJ Crookes Hospital, Scottburgh. Dhlomo said the department had put up billboards throughout KZN to warn against the dangers of teenage pregnancy. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are warning young girls that having sexual relations with older men results in pregnancy and Aids. Last year, while visiting GJ Crookes Hospital on Christmas Day, I met a 16-year-old mother. This cannot be accepted as normal, as these are high-risk pregnancies that threaten the lives of the teenage mother and\/or the newborn baby,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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