JOHANNESBURG - Parents couldn't contain their excitement as they welcomed their bundles of joy on Christmas Day.
Gauteng health facilities delivered 223 Christmas babies in 12 hours.
The Bertha Gxowa Hospital delivered two sets of twins.
KwaZulu-Natal parents have welcomed 47 Christmas Day bundles of joy across healthcare facilities in the province.
The tally is made up of 24 boys and 23 boys.
The province's first Chrismas baby was born at King Dinizulu Hospital in Durban.
In the Free state, 19 babies were born -- 13 boys and six girls.
The National District Hospital in Bloemfontein delivered the first Christmas baby just after midnight.
In Mpumalanga, five Christmas babies were born.
Limpopo welcomed dozens of Christmas babies this year, with the first one having announced her arrival at midnight at Voortrekker Hospital in Mokopane.