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Subscriber only WHILE last year proved a quiet one for most businesses, doctors and nurses at Ipswich Hospital s birthing suites appeared to have been run off their feet. New data by West Morton Health has revealed a total 2577 babies - or about seven per day - were born at the hospital for 2020. Despite Ipswich s growing population, there was a slight decrease comapred to the 2731 bubs born the year prior. The majority of the adorable newborns were male, with 1332 boys born - a trend which continued on from 2019. Last year proved a close margin in the battle of the sexes, with only 87 more boys born compared to the 1245 girls.