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Maternity ward celebrates unusual baby boom

In a huge coincidence, four staff at the same maternity ward go into labour on the same day

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Posted: 14 October 2011
by Emma Daly
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Did you hear the one about three midwives and a doctor...?

A maternity ward in Scotland is celebrating an extra special baby boom. Four colleagues from the same ward at Wishaw General Hospital not only gave birth on the same day, they also all welcomed baby boys.

The four mums were three of the ward's midwives and one doctor. So you have to wonder who was actually working?

The proud group join a growing number of celebrities that are having boys at the moment, including Hilary Duff and Jennifer Garner. Perhaps there's something in the air!

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