Almost 2,700 babies were born at Santa Maria over the past year. The institution calls it a 'historic moment'.
Hospital Santa Maria's maternity unit recorded its highest number of births in over a decade in 2025
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Context & Explainers
The Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital (Maternidade Alfredo da Costa) is Lisbon’s main public maternity centre and the busiest maternity within Portugal’s SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde). For residents and expectant parents it is a key referral hospital for high‑risk pregnancies and neonatal care and often handles more births and complex cases than other public units.
