Over 217 Christmas babies were born on 25 December 2022 in the Province of Limpopo. This is 36 less babies compared to 2021 Limpopo Christmas babies. 

This year, there were 33 teenage mothers while in 2021 it was just 29 teenage mothers. It is an increase of four. 

There are also 118 boys and 99 girls. 

CHRISTMAS BABIES STATISTICS

Vhembe District

35 boys + 26 girls = 61 babies

Teenage Mothers = 12

Sekhukhune District

26 boys + 21 girls = 47 babies. 

@00h05 a boy weighing 2,8 kg was delivered by a 15-year-old and @00h05 a girl weighing 4,4 kg was delivered by a 30-year-old. 

Teen Mothers=05

Limpopo Christmas babies
Limpopo Christmas babies

Mopani District

28 boys + 24 girls = 52 babies

@00h31 a girl weighing 4200g was delivered by a 35-year-old and @00h45 a boy weighing 3260g delivered by a 16-year-old. 

Teenager Mothers = 06

Waterberg District 

11 boys +  11 girls = 22 babies

@00h00 a girl weighing 2810gwas delivered by a 17 year old mother. 

Teenage Mothers=05

Capricorn District

18 boys + 17 girls = 35 babies.

 @00h09 a boy weighing 3160g by a 28- year-old mother. 

Teenage Mothers = 05

Overall statistics per gender and grand total. 

Boys = 118

Girls = 99

Grand Total = 217 babies

Teenager Mothers = 33

In 2021 we had 29 Teenage Mothers, which is an increase of 04 in 2022.

Comparison in Years

2021= 253 babies

2022= 217 Babies

In 2022, the number of babies are less by 36.