Couple first to register new arrivals at hospital

A birth registration service has been launched for babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH).

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Now, parents of babies who are receiving care on the neonatal unit at the RUH will be able to register their baby’s birth at the hospital. This means they don’t need to travel off site and leave their babies to visit a register office.

The first babies registered under the new service, being provided by Bath and North East Somerset Council's Registrations team, were identical twins Conall and Murray, who were born seven weeks early on October 24 at 33 weeks’ gestation.

Dad Ryan, from Chew Valley, said: “I was really anxious about leaving the boys to go toa register office, so when the nurses told me about this service, it was such a relief. Being able to do the registration here on NICU has been brilliant, it means we could celebrate this milestone together as a family.”