Welcoming the first Vietnamese "citizens of 2025" overnight

Throughout the night at the moment of transition between the old year and the new year, the work cycle at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital is still as busy as usual, so that mothers and children can have a safe delivery.

The emergency room is the initial reception area, where patients with abnormal symptoms or signs of labor are examined, diagnosed, and counseled. At 9:00 p.m., there were about 5 pregnant women being examined.

“Dad, I have signs of labor,” the 30-year-old woman called home to inform her family after receiving the diagnosis from the doctor, her voice both happy and nervous. According to Master, Doctor Nguyen Tuan Minh, since the beginning of the evening shift until now, about 10 pregnant women have shown signs of labor. After examination, they were transferred to the inpatient departments to wait for delivery.

Many rows of waiting chairs at the D3 Voluntary Delivery Department were filled with pregnant women’s families. Many people’s faces showed excitement. A 30-year-old man shared that he was “holding his breath” waiting for the moment he would become a father for the first time.

In the delivery room, Ms. Xuan (34 years old, living in Hanoi) said she was admitted to the hospital on the night of December 30 when she had many contractions. "I thought I would have welcomed the baby yesterday, but unexpectedly, the baby waited until the new year," she shared.

The young couple said they were both excited and surprised about welcoming their first baby at such a special moment. “This will definitely be a special memory for the whole family,” the mother said, rubbing her belly and smiling.

In the next room, pregnant woman Le Thi Phuong Anh was also anxiously counting down to the moment her baby was born. Ms. Anh said that although this was her third baby, the emotions before each birth were like the first time. This was even more special as the baby was expected to be born on the first day of the new year.

Outside the corridors of the department, every now and then a cry could be heard, signaling the arrival of a small creature into the world.

Unlike the delivery waiting area, in the postpartum rooms you can clearly feel the happiness of the families.

“Be good, daddy loves you,” holding his newborn baby in his arms, the young father from Nam Dinh could not take his eyes off him, his face showing joy. He said the baby was born at 10:45 on December 30. The whole family from Nam Dinh was present in Hanoi to welcome the new member.

For pregnant woman Vu Thi Phuong Hue, 28 years old, this year's New Year's Eve is very special. "Every year at this time we go to the lake to participate in the Countdown to welcome the New Year, but this year we will be in the hospital," the young pregnant woman laughed.

Phuong Hue said that even though she can't go out this year, she received the most precious gift: the safe birth of her first son.

According to Dr. Dinh Huy Cuong, Obstetrics Department, the number of pregnant women waiting to give birth during the transition period between the old year and the new year in the department is 15 people. Similar to other days, the on-duty team is always ready, preparing all plans for the safest delivery for the mother and baby.

23:20, the operating room of the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department is lit up. The patient about to undergo surgery is Le Nhat Lan (born in 2005).

According to Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, Head of the D3 Obstetrics Department, the fetus was full term but there were no signs of labor. The test results showed that the fetus was large and had a slow heart rate, so we decided to perform a cesarean section immediately to ensure the safety of both mother and child.

The surgery went smoothly, at exactly 0:02 on January 1, 2025, the baby girl named Thuy Chi cried out at birth to the overwhelming joy of the mother and doctors.

As the first person to welcome Thuy Chi into the world, Dr. Son said that even though he has been working in the profession for 35 years, every time he welcomes a baby into the world, it is a special feeling, even more special when this is the first baby born in 2025 at the hospital.

In the operating room next door, baby Tue Anh also cried out after just a few minutes. With a trembling voice, Ms. Pham Thi Trang, 29 years old (Nam Dinh) expressed her happiness when mother and child successfully gave birth at this special moment.

"I hope my child will be safe and be the pride of the family in the future," said the young mother.

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