Baby Peni Aspen, First Baby Born At New Ba Hospital

Peni Aspen Seniceva Na­kulanikoro is the first baby to be born at the new Ba Hospital.

And because of this, his moth­er, Ulamila Reva, has named him after the facility.

Ms Reva, 27, of Sorokoba Vil­lage in Ba is a single mother of two.

He was born on April 9 at 5.50pm, the very first day Ba Hospital opened its doors to the public. He weighed 2.95kg.

Ms Reva was handed a small token of appreciation by the As­pen Medical team in the pres­ence of the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Ifere­imi Waqainabete.

“I am a proud mother. I feel ex­cited to be the first mum to have delivered a baby inside the new Ba Hospital,” said Ms Reva.

“I gave birth to my first child at the old Ba Mission Hospital, this is a new change of environ­ment for me.

“It’s a challenge to play the role of both mum and dad but I am grateful for having a sup­portive family,” she added.

The new facility which has been relocated to Clopcott Street is managed by the Health Care (Fiji) Pte Limited, trading as Aspen Medical.

Easter Baby Girl

For Ba couple, Kalesi Lewani­mocea and Piona Vuevue, the dream to one day have a daugh­ter became a reality at 5pm on Good Friday.

The couple welcomed their seventh child and first daugh­ter at the newly-opened Ba Hos­pital.

The couple resides at Toge Vil­lage.

Kalesi Lewanimocea with her newborn daughter at the Ba Hospital on April 16, 2022. Photo: Nicolette Chambers

“I didn’t know the gender of my child, I wanted it to be a sur­prise,” the 28-year-old mother said.

Her husband, Mr Vuevue is a vegetable farmer and the sole breadwinner of their family.

“I thank my husband for tak­ing good care of our sons while I was in labor.”

She thanked the staff mem­bers of the hospital and high­lighted how clean and beauti­ful the environment at the new hospital was.

As of yesterday, a total of sev­en babies had been delivered at the new hospital.

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