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A hospital in Holguín announced on social media the birth of triplets, highlighting that all three babies arrived in the world healthy and strong, and describing the event as a "privilege" for their medical team.
The celebratory publication immediately sparked a critical response from a mother who reported having a vastly different experience at the same center.
The institutional message stated that the delivery "is a testament to the incredible work of our medical team" and thanked the staff for their "commitment and professionalism."
The post concluded with a "Welcome to the world, little ones!" and congratulations to the new parents.
While for that family there are not one, but three new reasons to celebrate, in the institution's history, not everything is rosy.
In the comments, the testimony of Thaimi Rosali Matos Torres appeared, who directly questioned the image that the hospital projects.
"Bravo, it's very beautiful to share the achievements and the lovely aspects of the hospital on social media. Why don't they post about all the births and the deaths of newborns they've had?" he wrote.
The woman recounted her own experience: "I had complications in the same hospital; they induced labor, and when the baby was born, that was when they realized he had been dead for more than two days."
Her complaint pointed directly to the impunity that, according to her, surrounds these cases: "What a lovely facade of attention, everything is beautiful. But the reality is different, and nothing happens because in the end, everything has an explanation, and everyone washes their hands like Pilate."
The center in question is, according to previous reports, the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University General Hospital, regarded as the largest maternity hospital in Cuba.
The same hospital recorded births of triplets in April 2024 and in December 2022, in both cases with the mother and newborns in good condition.
The contrast between the institutional image and citizen complaints occurs at a time of serious deterioration of the Cuban healthcare system.
Cuba closed 2025 with an infant mortality rate of 9.9 per 1,000 live births, the highest level in over two decades, compared to 7.1 in 2024, according to data from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
In January and February of 2026, Havana registered 14 deaths for every 1,000 live births, the highest figure for the capital in over twenty years.
The healthcare collapse has even been acknowledged by the regime itself.
The province of Holguín recorded an infant mortality rate of 5.31 per 1,000 live births in 2024, with 37 deaths among more than 6,900 births. The Lenin Hospital itself reported an institutional infant mortality rate of 2.8 per 1,000 live births in its gynecology and obstetrics service, according to Radio Angulo.
Reports of medical negligence during childbirth have increased in recent years across various provinces. In September 2025, a mother lost her baby at the Maternal Hospital of Camagüey after alleging that she did not receive timely care. In December 2025, a 22-year-old woman and her baby died in Ciego de Ávila amidst accusations of negligence.
The CEPR documented that infant mortality in Cuba increased by 148% between 2018 and 2025, rising from 4.0 to 9.9 per 1,000 live births, a trend that institutional publications celebrating achievements on social media cannot conceal.
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