One born every 13 minutes: Midwives run ragged during Nottingham baby boom
MIDWIVES at Nottingham City Hospital have faced their busiest ever shift.
They said they had never known anything like it as nine babies were born in the space of just two hectic hours.
At one point, four babies were born in only half an hour.
"It was unbelievable," said Gemma Jackson, 28, who was the sister in charge.
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And maternity matron Julia Gudgeon said that in her 21 years' experience, she had never known the unit so busy.
"It was phenomenal. They were going like a train. It became almost funny because, as one was delivered, another mum was coming through the doors."
The first baby was born just as staff were changing shifts at 6.40am. "Nurses were taking their coats off and were immediately rushed off their feet, but we kept calm and efficient," said Ms Gudgeon.
One of the women giving birth was Natasha Shires, 26, of Aspley. She said: "It did seem busy. Staff were rushing in and out of the room all the time."
The mother-of-two, who gave birth to a 5lb 10oz baby girl Lexci Ibbitson, added: "I think they were amazing."
Lynsey Curtis, 32, was overjoyed at the arrival of her son Samuel, born at 7.57am. "We are over the moon," she said.
During that day – March 1 – 23 babies were born at the unit. The average is 15.
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10 Comments
by Ted_Notts
Saturday, March 16 2013, 8:12PM
“It's 'white flighters' not 'fighters'. The size of the person is irrelevant, they all put a strain on the welfare state etc and babies grow up (something you will never do if you continue to argue along those lines).”
by irvine
Saturday, March 16 2013, 7:43PM
“Blimey, we're now all terrified of ......................little new born babies. They're going to take over the world and attack us in our beds. Be ready "white fighters"!
I've never heard such xenophobic *****phobic nonsense in all my life. You lot should really take a visit to the man with the white coat - it's pathetic.”
by mags1862
Saturday, March 16 2013, 3:44PM
“When the English are a minority in Nottingham and start to lose political power over their lives, they will just move out of Nottingham and let it end up like detroit, a 3rd world city in a 1st world country. Beeston and Chilwell have been gobbled up, Long Eaton and Wollaton are next. White flighters can't run forever.”
by Treetop99
Friday, March 15 2013, 5:11PM
“Of course it's to do with immigration, as is everything associated with the overcrowding in this country.
This is something that needs serious debate because you can only fill a glass so much before it spills over and makes a mess.”
by Ted_Notts
Friday, March 15 2013, 4:55PM
“An overburdened NHS, education service (a quarter of a million extra primary school places needed for 2014), social welfare system, increased unemployment, a desperate housing shortage…..and we are assured by the usual 'experts' and politicians that none of this has anything to do with immigration. Many teaching assistants are appointed on their ability to speak an eastern European or Asian language but, we are assured, that has nothing to do with immigration. This baby boom is compared to that of the post-war era, a phenomenon explained by servicemen returning home to wives and girlfriends. What is the explanation for this baby boom if not immigration?”
by NFFC1898
Friday, March 15 2013, 1:02PM
“This country is over populated with no work for the ever growing population - the government know this but the subject is TOXIC and the solution will upset many people.”
by PeteWalch
Friday, March 15 2013, 12:36PM
“The question is how many of these children will be relying on the state for financial support. A state I might add that is slowly going bankrupt.”
by jj1981
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:18AM
“Probably the majority of them, because most children start going to nursery school before they have learnt to speak.”
by jj1981
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:18AM
“Probably the majority of them, because most children start going to nursery school before they have learnt to speak.”
by Nick2812
Friday, March 15 2013, 9:51AM
“The question that has to be asked ... in a few years time, how many of these baby boomers will be turning up at nursery school not speaking English?”