Overview
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital recorded five births on December 25, with the first baby, Adrian, arriving at 5:43am at 2,660g and the first girl, Yashfa, born at 6:06am at 2,890g.
- Bournemouth hospitals reported five births, with the first shortly before 6am and the last just before midnight.
- At Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Charlie Jane Hosea delivered her daughter, Harper Jane Martin, at 13:05 after a 14‑hour labour, with Harper weighing 6lb 14oz.
- Hereford County Hospital welcomed four babies, beginning with a boy born shortly after 1am weighing 9lb 2oz, and concluding with a delivery just before 8:30pm.
- Hereford’s midwifery team marked the occasion with keepsake baubles and Christmas hats, as officials noted national figures showing relatively few Christmas Day births in recent years.