Gearing up for Dragon baby boom


The Dragon Year has historically set the high-water mark for total live births each decade in Singapore. -- The Straits Times/ANN

The maternity sector is gearing up for a bump in births in 2024 as the auspicious Chinese Year of the Dragon approaches, with some hospitals opening new wards, confinement businesses hiring more hands and a clutch of new services unveiled across the board.

Ahead of Feb 10, the first day of the Chinese New Year, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital have opened freshly renovated maternity wards, while Thomson Medical Centre will finish upgrading its facilities in March.

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