Boy born 1 minute after midnight is Bulgaria's first baby of 2024

The first baby for the year 2024 in Bulgaria was born at the University Hospital "St. George" EAD in the country’s second largest city of Plovdiv. The baby boy Mincho was born one minute after midnight in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital. He weighs in at 2,850 kg and is 51 cm tall. The team of doctors involved in the delivery included Dr. Maria Vassileva, Dr. Viktor Krastev, Dr. Rafet Hafuzov, Dr. Sofka Slavova and midwife Neshka Nenkova.

"I was scheduled for a normal delivery, but was admitted as an emergency. Fortunately, the doctors reacted very quickly, they approached skillfully, professionally, so that both me and the baby were fine. Everyone has been so kind and supportive here. We are grateful to them from the bottom of our hearts for their efforts and nice attitude," says mother Liliana, who is feeling fine today. The family is from Plovdiv, the boy is named after the father-in-law.

The first baby for 2023 was born in the same hospital in Plovdiv, but at the time another baby was born in Sofia. This year the first baby is Mincho, who was born at exactly 00:01.