Shanghai maternity hospitals hop to it for newborn babies

Local maternity hospitals have welcomed the first group of babies born in the Year of the Rabbit.

Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital delivered eight babies from midnight to 8am on Sunday morning.

The first "rabbit" baby was born at 12:46am. The girl's mother gave her the nickname Chuyi, which means the first day of the lunar year. Her brother was also born at the same hospital in 2017.

"I am so lucky to have two children, and grateful to all medics working during the Spring Festival," said the mother.

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, medics prepared special gifts for newborn babies and their mothers.

"All medics working on the Chinese New Year's Eve take a picture together to mark our efforts and happiness by welcoming newborn babies on the special day," said Ye Shunyan, a midwife at the hospital, which delivers the largest number of babies in Shanghai.

（2023-01-22）