Five families in the nation’s capital will now have more reason to celebrate Christmas today.
Loop PNG caught up with antenatal nurse, MaryAnne Amuel, at the labour ward to check on the count for Christmas babies.
As of 6am this morning, five babies were delivered at the Port Moresby General Hospital labour ward.
Nurse Amuel says all five mothers had a smooth delivery and that all the babies were seen to be very healthy.
In an interview with Christina Gesla from Daru and Rigo, who gave birth to a baby boy named after his father, Luke, she says she went into labour on Christmas Eve but didn’t think she would give birth by 12 this morning.
“Luke Jnr is my fourth baby and I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas present,” Christina says.
Nurse Amuel says they are expecting more Christmas babies this afternoon.
(Antenatal nurse MaryAnne Amuel with one of the 2016 Christmas babies this morning)
