The Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital brought a total of 1,027 into the world in the year 2025. Of these, 516 were girls and 511 boys. Specifically, the delivery room of the center, attached to the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, attended 1,016 births, of which eleven were multiple births. In addition, epidural anesthesia was administered in 71% of cases.
The majority of mothers who gave birth to their sons and daughters in the hospital center are within the age range between 15 and 44 years old, with a total of 1,006 mothers in that range. As for those over 45 years old, eleven women had their babies in the hospital.
Support and promotion of breastfeeding
Since last year, the Hospital of Lanzarote has allowed accompaniment during scheduled cesarean sections as part of a model of cesarean sections with family-centered care. This approach guarantees the necessary conditions to promote the best start to life, such as the presence of the accompanying person and immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth.
Skin-to-skin contact consists of placing the naked newborn on the naked chest of their mother or father. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends this practice immediately after birth and during the first hours and days of life, due to the multiple physical and emotional benefits it brings to both the baby and the family.
The Molina Orosa Hospital actively works on the IHAN Strategy (Initiative for the Humanization of Birth and Breastfeeding) promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef, whose objective is to promote the adoption of practices that protect and support humanized childbirth and exclusive breastfeeding from birth.
Team
The delivery room team at Molina Orosa is made up of 25 midwives, 19 Gynecology specialists, five nurses, five nursing auxiliary care technicians, and six resident interns in midwifery, among other professionals.
The midwives from the hospital center and Primary Care lead the 'Know Your Delivery Room' program, a project aimed at pregnant women and their families that offers essential information about the childbirth process and provides them with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the healthcare environment to build trust and foster a sense of security at the time of birth.
