The first Lanzarote native of 2020 is a boy who was born at the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital at 02:13 in the morning. It was by cesarean section and weighed 3 kilos and 670 grams, according to the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands. The boy's name is Matteo and he is the second son of Laura and her partner who already have another son named Marco.
However, the first birth of the year 2020 registered in a public hospital in the Canary Islands was in the University Hospital of the Canary Islands, in Tenerife. It is a boy who was born at 00:15 on January 1, after a natural birth and weighing 3 kilos and 310 grams.
Regarding the rest of the hospitals by islands, the first birth of Gran Canaria was at the Materno - Infantil University Hospital Complex. It was a girl who was born at home at 01:10 hours with a weight of 2 kilos and 910 grams and was later transferred to the Hospital Center.
At the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital, the first baby was born at 5:00 in the morning. It is a girl who weighed 3 kilos and 210 grams.
At the General Hospital of Fuerteventura, the first baby was a girl who was born at 1:32 hours. She was born by natural childbirth and weighed 2 kilos and 785 grams.
In La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera there have been no births in 2020 yet.
The first birth of the Archipelago in this newly opened year 2020 will be part of the Newborn program, an initiative of La Caixa, through which the entity will welcome him with the opening of a Estrella Booklet in his name, although the parents will appear as representatives, which will have a contribution of 2,000 euros.