{"id":141581,"date":"2017-01-07T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141581\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T13:50:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T11:50:58","slug":"bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Bertha Gxowa welcomes New Year\u2019s babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston\u2019s Bertha Gxowa Hospital was a hub of activity, with the arrival of six New Year\u2019s babies.<\/p>\n<p>This came only days after the hospital welcomed four babies to the world on Christmas day.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-141581 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_63741\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_63741-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_63741-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_63741-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_63741.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141583'>\n\t\t\t\tShirley Minnie rests after welcoming her daughter to the world at 3.20am on New Year\u2019s Day by caesarean section. The baby girl, who has not been named yet, was 54cm in length and weighed 3.57kg at birth, with a head circumference of 34cm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_75350\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_75350-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_75350-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_75350-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_75350.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141584'>\n\t\t\t\tLetitia Smith beamed with pride as she posed with her New Year\u2019s baby. Her daughter, who hasn\u2019t been named yet, was 49cm in length and weighed a healthy 4.035kg at birth, with a head  circumference of 35cm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_05885\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_05885-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_05885-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_05885-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_05885.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141585'>\n\t\t\t\tShollen Mahachi became the proud mother of a son on New Year\u2019s Day. The baby boy was born at 3.20am and weighed 2.995kg and was 52cm in length, with a head circumference of 34cm when he was born. After his birth the baby boy was placed in an incubator for observation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_91205\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_91205-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_91205-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_91205-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_91205.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141586'>\n\t\t\t\tPrecious Mojaki was the first mother to welcome a baby boy at 12.55am. The baby boy, named Bawinile, weighed 2.44kg and was 47cm in length at birth, with a head circumference of 30cm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_72073\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_72073-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_72073-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_72073-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_72073.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141587'>\n\t\t\t\tA beaming Lerato Motaung welcomed a baby boy to the world, at 2.05am on New Year\u2019s Day. The baby boy, who has not been named yet, was 55cm and weighed 3.695kg at birth with a head circumference of 35cm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/07\/bertha-gxowa-welcomes-new-years-babies\/attachment\/01gcngeneralnews_99591\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_99591-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_99591-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_99591-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNGENERALNEWS_99591.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141582'>\n\t\t\t\tJannet Yarsin became the proud mother of a baby girl on New Year\u2019s Day, when she gave birth at the Bertha Gxowa Hospital at 3.55am. Her daughter, who has not been named yet, weighed 2.09kg and was 49cm in length at birth, with a head circumference of 33cm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Related article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141600\/four-christmas-babies-for-bertha-gxowa-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\">Four Christmas babies for Bertha Gxowa Hospital<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4342eaea87f4590b81586b973f3bab48'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bertha Gxowa Hospital welcomed six New Year\u2019s babies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":141584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[1171,8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730,2558],"class_list":["post-141581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-bertha-gxowa-hospital","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-new-years-babies"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Bertha Gxowa Hospital","community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson","new years babies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}