Oh baby! Identical triplets born in 'remarkable morning' at new Smethwick hospital

Oh baby! There was a special delivery of identical triplets girls at the UK’s newest hospital the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. Beautiful sisters Luna, Theia and Nephele were born at the Smethwick hospital on Thursday - just a day after the maternity department moved from City Hospital in Birmingham.

Parents Tessa and Patrick were delighted with their new arrivals, which were delivered by C-section by a team of paediatricians, midwives, neonatal nurses and theatre staff. Each bundle of joy weighing 4lb 1oz, 4lb and 3lb 3oz, was assigned their own healthcare professional to care for them as they entered the world at 9.50am, 9.51am and the third two minutes later.

Mum Tessa said: “We are overjoyed with the birth of our beautiful baby girls. It’s been an amazing morning and we can’t wait to get to know them. The care has been outstanding at the hospital and the facilities have made it such a comfortable experience.”

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Identical triplets are extremely rare, with estimates of how often they occur ranging from one in 60,000 to one in one million. They are formed when a single fertilized egg splits into three embryos shortly after conception

Midwife Cynthia Okello, said: “It’s been a truly amazing morning at new hospital’s maternity department. This is our first set of triplets and we’re all happy as all three were successful deliveries.

“They are all a good weight and don’t need any respiratory support. One triplet is being cared for in the neonatal unit due to her size, whilst the other two are being cared for with their mum.

“To facilitate this delivery we’ve had a bigger team, and needed three sets of neonatal doctors, senior house officers, registrars, midwives, neonatal nurses as well as obstetricians and operating department practitioners. It’s been a busy but remarkable morning.”

The maternity department moved from City Hospital in a carefully planned transfer operation yesterday (6 November).

Neonatal babies were also transferred to the new unit at the new hospital. Out of the 25 babies who were moved, 13 were neonatal, and each required a meticulous care plan to ensure their safe arrival.

Meanwhile the last baby to be born at City Hospital, a baby girl who is yet to be named, was transferred to the Midland Met at around 1.30pm with her mum Asha Rani.

City Hospital Maternity Department is now closed.