Oh, COVID baby : New mums, midwives deliver verdicts on regional baby boom , demographers not so sure
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FebFebruary 2021 at 11:05pm
Baby Kailin is one of many recent arrivals as several Queensland regions experience a surge in births.
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In January last year, before Australia had its first COVID-19 lockdown, Longreach Hospital was buzzing as its revamped maternity unit welcomed four babies.
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At Buderim, obstetricians are expecting a big increase in deliveries next month
Demographers say it will be months before a COVID-19 baby boom can be confirmed Oh, it definitely feels like there s a big boom, she said.
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Coast covid fever clinic confirmed: The coronavirus pandemic has been the story of 2020. It claimed lives and completely changed others. The Coast was not immune to the fallout either.
Daily s Matty Holdsworth reported leaked emails had confirmed a coronavirus ward had been established at Sunshine Coast University Hospital and fever clinic plans were in place.
Daily thrives on delivering to its readers. From health scoops amid the coronavirus pandemic to revelations from the inner sanctum of council to breaking news of heartache and crime, we were there first, documenting the region s biggest stories this year. Here s some of the biggest exclusives the
Daily broke in 2020.
Coast covid fever clinic confirmed: The coronavirus pandemic has been the story of 2020. It claimed lives and completely changed others. The Coast was not immune to the fallout either.
Daily s Matty Holdsworth reported leaked emails had confirmed a coronavirus ward had been established at Sunshine Coast University Hospital and fever clinic plans were in place.