Family on Christmas Eve: tragedy shakes Bavaria

Family on Christmas Eve: tragedy shakes Bavaria

On Christmas Eve there was an incredible tragedy in Bavaria when a 39-year-old mother fatally injured her two small children, six and seven years old. According to information from krone.at , the woman then tried to end her own life. A witness discovered the seriously injured mother in a family home in the Schwaig district of Rosenheim and immediately alerted the police. The officials found the lifeless children next to the mother. This was then admitted to a hospital where her condition is now stable. In the meantime, a crisis intervention team takes care of the family's relatives. The exact background of this shocking family tragedy are currently unclear and the investigation is running.

midwives in use on Christmas Eve

At the same time, a completely different picture shows in other places where life continues. In Dresden's university clinic, the midwives work tirelessly to greet new life - even on December 24th, as Tageschau.de . Every year, around 2,000 children see the light of day, whereby only a few are actually born on Christmas Eve. The midwife Nathalia Falcao Cury says that she often steps in for other colleagues in this special time so that they can spend the festival with their families. Despite the thoroughbred profession and the mandatory layer, the mood in the delivery room often remains for Christmas.

There are special experiences every December 24th - while the day usually begins calmly, the contractions of many pregnant women use in the evening, especially between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Midwives can report unexpected birth scenarios: from triplets that see the light of the world at a hurry to freshly baked fathers who accidentally snack on the clinic's Christmas buffet. Despite the busy atmosphere, the midwives also spend time together, organize small festivals and create a special connection in service.