Amee German, the mother of triplets, faced a challenging situation after giving birth. Due to a shortage of beds, the newborns had to be placed in separate hospitals, requiring a 140-mile round trip for their visits.
The Rosie Maternity Unit in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, where the triplets were born at 32 weeks, only had one available bed in the special care unit. In order to provide the necessary specialized care for all the babies, two of them were moved to neo-natal network hospitals with the agreement of the parents.
Addenbrooke’s Hospital expressed sympathy for the family and acknowledged the stress caused by this situation. They are pleased that the triplets are progressing well and have hopes for them to be reunited soon in a single hospital.
This situation is not unique, as proven by a previous incident where identical quadruplets born to Alberta parents in Great Falls, Montana, were separated when two babies were sent to Canada while the mother and the other two babies remained in the US.
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