Cape Coast, Dec. 26, GNA - A total of 19 births were recorded between Christmas Eve and the Day itself in the Cape Coast municipality. They were made up of 12 boys and seven girls.

Seven boys and five girls were delivered on Christmas Eve, while five boys and two girls were delivered on Christmas Day.

At the Cape Coast Regional Hospital, popularly called "Interbeton", Mrs Deborah Opong-Mensa, a senior nurse-midwife told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the Hospital recorded eight deliveries including one through caesarian operation made up of five boys and three girls on Christmas Eve.

She said the Hospital also recorded three births including another through caesarian on Christmas Day. They were made up of two boys and a girl.

Mrs Doris Garchie, a senior midwife, also told the GNA that the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital recorded only one male delivery on Christmas Eve and two births, a boy and a girl at noon on Christmas Day.

At the Cape Coast District Hospital, Mrs Florence Quainoo, a nursing officer said only a baby boy was delivered on Christmas Eve. She said there were no deliveries there on Christmas Day.

Mrs Dorothy Morgue, a senior midwife at the Ewim Urban Health Centre confirmed that the Centre recorded two births on Christmas Eve, both girls, while a boy was delivered there on Christmas Day.