The Christmas Day is one of the most celebrated days in the whole world , as it gives people the chance to be with their loved ones. While there may be activities in different places , hospitals no not stop working on Christmas Day . Free State was one of the provinces which managed to record a high number of births on Christmas Day .

In accordance with the report by the Daily Sun , it was stated that the maternity wards in various hospitals of Free State were busy , as the province managed to help welcome a total of 128 babies. In accordance with the update that was provided , it was confirmed that there were 63 girls and 65 boys who were born in various health facilities .

It was however reported that the MEC for health in Free State , Montsheng Tsiu revealed some concerning details . This was after the MEC for Health confirmed that 17 mothers of the new born babies were aged between 10 and 19 . The first delivery was recorded at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein . This was because the baby was delivered at 12: 04 am .

Still moving on , the MEC managed to visit the new mothers at health facilities , and wished them all the best . The visits to different health institutions were conducted on Christmas day by the MEC .The MEC did not only congratulate the mothers , but they were also given baby care packages .

It feels blessed to be born on Christmas day , but it is worrying that there was a mother who was as young as ten-years-old . The community needs to do more to avoid early pregnancies . Children should be educated on ways of avoiding early pregnancy .