A mother has given birth to premature twins — in separate months. Hayley Burgess, 34, gave birth to Charlie and Layla nine weeks early, delivering Charlie at 11.30pm on September 30 and twin sister Layla at 10 minutes past midnight on October 1.
Both babies are currently being cared for at the neonatal unit at Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital. They are expected to be there for another six weeks, in separate rooms. Ms Burgess, from Prenton, Merseyside, told the Liverpool Echo: "I came in at 9.10pm and by 12.10am in the morning, I’d had both of them. The midwife was great, she stayed up with me all night speaking to me. The staff are amazing."
Following her experience, Ms Burgess decided to raise funds for the Tiny Stars appeal, which has been launched by WUTH Charity, the charitable arm of Wirral University Teaching Hospital. She said: "Layla is in intensive care and Charlie is in a separate room. I know how difficult it is having babies in two separate rooms. The appeal is raising money to make the facility bigger and I want to raise as much money as possible to help other babies and mums. It will make all the difference."
