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Three babies born on New Year's day |04 January 2005

Three babies born on New Year's day

The first New Year baby with mum Sandra Camille

Sandra Camille, 29, of Au Cap, gave birth to the first New Year baby, a girl, at 9.59 a.m. The baby, Sandra's first child, weighed 2.8 kilos and is in very good health.

Sandra said she was due to deliver on January 6, but was very happy that her daughter was born on New Year's day. The baby girl is the second child in Sandra's family to be born on New Year's day, following the birth of one of her cousins on January 1, 2003.

By the time Seychelles Nation visited her a few hours after delivery, she had not yet decided on a name for her child, but was considering "Annie" proposed by her mid-wife.

The two other babies were born between 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on New Year's day.New Year's eve saw the birth of five babies.

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