By chance, the first birth registered this Thursday, August 13th, at the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University Hospital in Holguin was that of Yudaimi González Almenares. A pregnant woman from the municipality of Cueto, the birthplace of Fidel Castro Ruz.
Her daughter, Mia, arrived in her arms in the early morning, around 1:00 a.m., at 37 weeks and three days. Fulfilling the father’s wish that she was born on the same day that the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution was born 100 years earlier. María del Carmen Noris Mariño, a spokesperson for the Provincial Health Directorate, told the Cuban News Agency.
On a day of profound significance for the Cuban people.tTe General Directorate of Health announced, through its website, that it had carried out an initiative to support motherhood. By delivering layette supplies to a mother residing in Marcane, a town near Biran.
The activity was led by Dr. Deysi Guerrero Guerra, Director of Health Management. Along with other healthcare workers, who emphasized the health system’s commitment. For protecting mothers and newborns, as well as supporting families.
Moreover the hospital thus reaffirmed the priority it places on the Maternal and Child Health Program. On providing specialized care to pregnant women through the coordinated work of medical teams. From prenatal care to delivery, with comprehensive pregnancy care.
Data from the institution indicates that Lenin Hospital ended 2025 with more than five thousand births. Confirming its status as one of the largest maternity hospitals in Cuba. With consistently positive results in indicators related to the well-being of mothers and children.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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