THERE were 236 babies born in Wirral in January 2024 – did you welcome a new arrival?

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust collates all the baby-related data every month detailing how many babies are born – boys and girls – whether there are any sets of twins or triplets and how babies are delivered.

There are stats for the number of babies born at Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital and how many are born at home or at Seacombe Birth Centre as well as the how many new arrivals were breast fed.

They also record the busiest day each month for births and whether babies are born on their due date, a little early or a little late.

There were 236 babies born in Wirral last month – 121 boys and 115 girls.

There were no sets of twins but two sets of triplets.

Some 94 were vaginal births with 112 caesarean sections and 30 babies were born via ventouse or forceps delivery with 104 inductions.

There were six home or community births and six water births and 147 babies were breast fed.

Only eight babies arrived on their due date with 175 arriving early and 53 coming late.

January 15 was the busiest day of the month with 13 babies being welcomed into the world.

Wirral Globe: All the babies born in Wirral in January 2024All the babies born in Wirral in January 2024 (Image: Newsquest)

Every month we appeal for your pictures of your new babies.

These babies feature in an online article every month and will also appear in a special supplement at the start of next year.

 

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Let’s say hello to the babies born in Wirral in January 2024

 

There's still time to send in your photograph if your baby was born in January this year by using the form at the bottom of this page.

To be included, send us a picture of your newborn along with their full name, the area of Wirral they are from, date of birth and weight using the form below.

Any photographs with missing information will not be included.

Please include a colour photograph rather than black and white and only send close ups rather than montages or filtered pictures.

If you're due to give birth later this year, don't forget to look out for our appeals at the end of each month to send in your photograph.