Christmas comes early for Scots couple as routine scan leads to triplet birth

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Christmas came early for a Scots couple when a routine pregnancy scan turned into the day that their triplets were born.Fiona Zebik was originally scheduled to give birth on January 9, but ended up delivering her children more than three weeks early on December 16.

Following a routine scan, staff at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital decided the 37-year-old from Larbert should be admitted immediately.Later that evening, she gave birth to her daughters Romy and Raye and her son Louie – all within five minutes.

A total of 21 staff were involved in the delivery of the triplets, who were born at just over 30 weeks’ gestation.The NHS team included obstetricians, paediatricians, neonatal nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers.

Baby Romy was the first to be delivered at 8.23pm, and weighed 3lb 6 ounces.She was quickly followed by her sister Raye, who weighed 2lbs 9 ounces at 8.25pm.