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Mayor attributes baby boom to injiva
25 Jun 2013 at 15:26hrs | Views
Bulawayo Mayor, Thaba Moyo has attributade the surge in the number of women giving birth in the month of August and September at Nkulumane Clinic to the return of injivas for the December festive season.
The increase in the number of births during these two months had been puzzling the Bulawayo City Council for a while, as its staff members were struggling to cope, but mayor Thaba Moyo says he has solved the mystery.
Moyo says most of the men in that suburb work in neighbouring South Africa and visit during the festive season. He said when they return to their bases, they leave their women expecting. Come August and September, Nkulumane experiences a baby boom!
Addressing stakeholders during the handover ceremony of medical supplies and stationery donated by the Rotary Path to the clinic yesterday, Moyo said Nkulumane was a relatively new suburb comprising a young population in the active reproductive age group.
"Most of the husbands work in the neighbouring countries and come back during the festive season hence the increase of deliveries during the months of August to September," he said.
Moyo said while the clinic continued to deliver a high number of babies each month, the city's maternity units faced challenges in terms of resources.
Nkulumane Clinic is the second busiest maternity clinic in the city after Pelandaba Clinic - delivering about 150 babies every month.
The increase in the number of births during these two months had been puzzling the Bulawayo City Council for a while, as its staff members were struggling to cope, but mayor Thaba Moyo says he has solved the mystery.
Moyo says most of the men in that suburb work in neighbouring South Africa and visit during the festive season. He said when they return to their bases, they leave their women expecting. Come August and September, Nkulumane experiences a baby boom!
"Most of the husbands work in the neighbouring countries and come back during the festive season hence the increase of deliveries during the months of August to September," he said.
Moyo said while the clinic continued to deliver a high number of babies each month, the city's maternity units faced challenges in terms of resources.
Nkulumane Clinic is the second busiest maternity clinic in the city after Pelandaba Clinic - delivering about 150 babies every month.
Source - southerneye
