The number of new born babies in HCM City in the first days of the newlunar year increased over the same period last year because the Year ofCat is considered a lucky year, doctors say.
In the Tu DuHospital's Obstetrics Ward in District 1, there was no bed left vacanton Feb. 11 and some pregnant women even had to lie outside.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thom of District 6 was anxious about not having a bedafter giving birth to her baby in a day or two. Her husband had bookedthe bed two days in advance, but as of on Feb. 11 she'd not beenassigned one.
Dr. Le Quang Thanh, head of the hospital'sGeneral Planning Office, also said that the number of newborns is likelyto increase this year.
Since people believe that thepreceding lunar year, the Year of the Tiger, is not an auspicious timefor babies to be born, many couples chose to wait for the Year of theCat, Thanh explained.
Last year, the number of newborns had decreased by 30 percent over 2009, he said.
In Obstetrics Ward of the city's University Medical Centre in Tan Binh district, 135 babies were born since February 3.
Nguyen Van Anh, head of the ward, said that in the days before Tet,around 20 babies were born each day, but the number has risen to 25since.
At the Hung Vuong Hospital , 100 babieswere born per day in the first days of this month compared to 80 babiesin previous months.
According to the city's Department of Health, 447 babies were born in the first three days of this lunar year (February 3-5).
Doctors in the city hospitals said the number of pregnant womenvisiting obstetric wards for checking up on their foetus had increasedsignificantly in January and first weeks of February.
Dr.Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong of the Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital said theyadmitted around 1,000 pregnant women in the first days after the LunarNew Year.
Hospital records show that 72,000 pregnant womenvisited the hospital in January, an increase of 19,000 over the sameperiod last year, Phuong said. Of these, 40 percent came from the city'sneigbouring provinces, she added./.
In the Tu DuHospital's Obstetrics Ward in District 1, there was no bed left vacanton Feb. 11 and some pregnant women even had to lie outside.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thom of District 6 was anxious about not having a bedafter giving birth to her baby in a day or two. Her husband had bookedthe bed two days in advance, but as of on Feb. 11 she'd not beenassigned one.
Dr. Le Quang Thanh, head of the hospital'sGeneral Planning Office, also said that the number of newborns is likelyto increase this year.
Since people believe that thepreceding lunar year, the Year of the Tiger, is not an auspicious timefor babies to be born, many couples chose to wait for the Year of theCat, Thanh explained.
Last year, the number of newborns had decreased by 30 percent over 2009, he said.
In Obstetrics Ward of the city's University Medical Centre in Tan Binh district, 135 babies were born since February 3.
Nguyen Van Anh, head of the ward, said that in the days before Tet,around 20 babies were born each day, but the number has risen to 25since.
At the Hung Vuong Hospital , 100 babieswere born per day in the first days of this month compared to 80 babiesin previous months.
According to the city's Department of Health, 447 babies were born in the first three days of this lunar year (February 3-5).
Doctors in the city hospitals said the number of pregnant womenvisiting obstetric wards for checking up on their foetus had increasedsignificantly in January and first weeks of February.
Dr.Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong of the Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital said theyadmitted around 1,000 pregnant women in the first days after the LunarNew Year.
Hospital records show that 72,000 pregnant womenvisited the hospital in January, an increase of 19,000 over the sameperiod last year, Phuong said. Of these, 40 percent came from the city'sneigbouring provinces, she added./.
