Last year were born 1.012 babies in the maternity ward of Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja, more 20 than 2020, but less 16 than 2019. Changed downward trend reveals of the first three quarters.
In the Maternity Unit of Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja, in 2021 were born 1.012 babies we 1.006 births that were performed, which means that in six of these births the women gave birth to twins. Seven of the babies born resulted from births less than 32 weeks of gestation. Of the total number of babies born, 28,3% occurred with cesarean section.
Compared to the previous year, in 2021 were born more 20 babies, since in 2020 were born 992, more were carried out 26 births, in total 980 last year, In twelve of these births, women gave birth to twins, more 6 than 2021. Just like last year, in 2020 seven of the babies born resulted from births less than 32 weeks of gestation. Of the total number of babies born, 29,9 % occurred with cesarean section.
In 2019, it was three, the year the most babies were born, with the registration of more births, more cesarean sections and fewer babies under 32 of pregnancy. No total 1012 births performed, were born 1.028 babies, In sixteen of these births, women gave birth to twins. There was a total of 31% of cesarean sections in deliveries and only three babies were born as a result of a pregnancy less than 32 weeks.
Births between January and September 2021
When presenting the numbers for the first three quarters of last year, these presented a record in line with national data in which there was a decrease in the number of births. So, in the last trimester were born 251 babies.
Us 755 births performed, between January and September of 2021, in the maternity ward of Beja Hospital, they were born 761 babies, which means that in six of these births, women gave birth to twins. In 2020 were done 756 births and were born 766 babies, resulting in the birth of ten twins.
Comparing data from 2020 with those of 2021, last year there was one less birth (-0,1%), were born less 5 babies (-0,7%) and there was less 4 twins (-40%).
Francisco, the first baby to be born in the Hospital's Maternity Unit last year
The first delivery of 2001 at the José Joaquim Fernandes Hospital Maternity, in Beja, was that of a boy that occurred three hours after entering the new year.
Francisco was born were 03,07 hours this Friday and resulted from a eutocic delivery, technical name and normal birth. The Boy was born with the weight of 2,860 kilos and is the first child of Andreia and Fernando, a couple residing in Cuba. Francisco's mother has 24 year old.
Francisco's birth in the Maternity Hospital of Beja, the midwife was nurse Telma Brissos and assisted the newborn nurse Eugenia Anastácio.
Births in fire ambulances
On 31 March, Iara is born inside the Barrancos Fire Department ambulance. InĂŞs had gone into labor and her daughter was born near Vila Verde de Ficalho, Serpa county, a 55 kilometers from the maternity hospital of Beja.
The girl was born this Wednesday, in an ambulance from the Barrancos Volunteer Fire Department (BVB) during the transport of the mother to the Maternity Unit of Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja, after having traveled 45 kilometers from the exit of Vila Raiana.
The birth took place around 14,15 hours and carried out by the Moura SIV nurse with the help of firefighters, when the Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle (VMER) from Beja hospital went to meet the ambulance and SIV, which was later demobilized.
After childbirth, mother InĂŞs and her newborn daughter who will be named Iara, were transported to the maternity ward of the Beja hospital, where they are in good health, expected to rise in the next 24 hours.
On 20 November, the Aljustrel Firefighters helped Daniel to be born in the ambulance. The baby was born around 04,50 hours in an ambulance of the INEM of the Aljustrel Volunteer Firemen (BVA), during the trip to the hospital maternity hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, in Beja.
The birth of little Daniel, the third child of a couple residing in “Vila Mineira”, happened with the help of three BVA operatives, José Carlos Mestre, Manuel Guerreiro and Ana Catarina.
Firefighters have been alerted to a woman in labor, having the team proceeded with the evaluation and stabilization of the parturient, and transported to the health unit. during the journey from 36 kilometers between Aljustrel and Beja, you went into labor and between Ervidel and Santa VitĂłria, the ambulance stopped in the middle of the National Road (IN) 18, having firefighters helped bring little Daniel into the world.
Mother and son were then taken to the hospital in Beja where they are hospitalized and both are in good health..
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
