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By Rudy Joseph Jr.

The New Year has brought joy to the life of a young mother, as seventeen-year-old Zena Roberts of Bath Estate gave birth to Dominica’s first baby in 2007, Zakiah Bertrand (a 6-pound 14-ounce boy) at 12:33 am on New Year’s Day at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).



When asked about the experience, Roberts explained that because it was her first child, she was rather worried about how the procedure would play out.
“I didn’t know how it would turn out. I know that making a child would not be easy, but it was really, really difficult,” she said.
“It was very painful and up to now I have some pain. I saw little stars while I was giving birth,” Roberts added.
She said that although giving birth was a learning experience, she doesn’t foresee repeating it in the near future.
“It is really nice to see your child for the first time and to hold him for the first time, but I don’t think I can go through that again, at least not any time soon,” the new mother stated.
Also born in the early hours of Monday morning was young Israel Jervier, who was brought into the world at about 1:30 am, also at the PMH.
It turned out not to be a hectic day for the doctors and nurses of the Stronach Ward, as there were only three babies born on New Year’s Day.