Bonn celebrates stable baby boom: 2627 newborns at UKB 2024!

Bonn celebrates stable baby boom: 2627 newborns at UKB 2024!

in 2024, a total of 2,627 babies were born at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB). This happened at 2,526 and is a stable value compared to the previous year, while a declining trend is recorded nationwide, such as kabinett-online.de . The Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine is located in the UKB parent-child center (ELKI) opened in 2020.

In 2024, four triplets and 93 twin pairs were also born at the UKB. The clinic offers specialized care for multiple pregnancies, which are often associated with increased risks. In addition, the UKB looks after many high -risk pregnancies through interdisciplinary cooperation. At the end of 2024, a new interdisciplinary neo-week bed station was opened, which enables mothers and newborns to be looked after together.

special possibilities for pregnant women

For healthy pregnant women, a midwife -led delivery room is available at the UKB, which enables self -determined and low -intervention. In the event of complications, medical support is guaranteed at all times. The first baby of the year 2025, Mailo Martin, was born on January 1 at 5:55 a.m. and weighs 3,300 grams at a size of 48 cm. Mother and son are well.

The general development of the birth rate in Germany shows that a total of 692,989 children were born in 2023, which has been the lowest number since 2013, as destatis.de . The summary of the birth of 1.46 children per woman in 2022 in 2023. This development has been observed since 2017, with a short interruption in 2021, which was caused by Corona pandemic.

The average age of the mothers was 31.7 years in 2023, while this was 34.7 years for fathers. In addition, statistics show that fertility has remained stable in women under the age of 29, while the birth frequency has increased in women aged 30 and over. Those who tend to be Younger have contributed to the positive influence of the overall fertility.

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