DStv Channel 403 Thursday, 09 January 2025

Discussion | Underage Pregnancy | No teen mothers at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

JOHANNESBURG - 203 New Year babies were born in Gauteng. 

Thirteen of those were teenage mothers. 

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko visited Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Wednesday. 

She was pleased that none of the new mothers at the facility were teenagers.

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Nkomo-Ralehoko says this is testament that her department's teenage pregnancy prevention programme is working. 

But is this really the case? 

Megan Briede of Save the Children South Africa spoke to eNCA about this. 

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