New Year is a time of beginnings, and the first baby born at Hillingdon Hospital brings joy and hope for the year ahead. The first baby delivered on New Year’s Day 2023 at the hospital in Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon, was a boy, so far unnamed, to mother, Priya Hans (28) and father, Pritpal Singh (33), of Hayes. He was born at 7.37am and weighed 3.626kg (7.994lbs), delivered by Priscilla Baffour, Midwife. The little boy is a brother for Arnab Gill, aged 15 months. Krissy Moore, Labour Ward Co-Ordinator on New Year’s Day morning, said: “Everyone working in the department on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day feels a sense of hope and expectation for the year ahead, and the safe arrival of the first little one of the year gets the year off to a happy start. “We look forward to giving excellent care to the more than 4,000 mothers and their new babies we expect to look after at Hillingdon in 2023.”
Priya said: “I’m feeling very blessed with a baby born on New Year’s Day. He came really quickly and the staff made it much easier for me and were very helpful and patient.” Happy New Year to the family, and the whole team in the Maternity Department at Hillingdon Hospital. The first baby born on Christmas Day at Hillingdon Hospital always brings a huge amount of Christmas cheer. The first baby delivered on Christmas Day 2022 at the hospital in Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon, was a girl to mother, Sarbjit Kaur and father, Harjinder Singh. She was born at 5.49 am and weighed 3210g. The family are doing well. At The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, all of the babies born every day and year are special but as per their tradition, a bag of gifts is given to the family of the first child born on Christmas Day and New Year's Day on Labour Ward and the Midwifery-Led Unit in the Maternity Department at Hillingdon Hospital. Midwife Ann Palmer, who was on duty on Christmas Day morning said, “We always look forward to greeting our Christmas babies; it’s an exciting time for all midwives and families on the ward. This year we have a special bag of gifts for this little girl to welcome her. I wish the family all the best for the future and a very Happy Christmas to everyone working today.”
