Prince William and kate Middelton welcomed their baby girl yesterday may 2nd ,
born at the Lindo Wing in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. Practically
everyone is celebrating but pictured above are the unsung heroines of
the Royal birth - midwives Arona Ahmed (right) and her boss, Jacqui
Dunkley-Bent (left), Professor of midwifery at Imperial College
Healthcare NHS Trust, who together delivered the Princess.
According to hospital insiders, the professor, 51, had struck up a close
rapport with the Duchess of Cambridge when she delivered Prince George
two years ago at St Mary's Hospital, West London.
Mrs Ahmed, 44, had missed out on that occasion because her shift ended before the birth and she was replaced by another midwife....
But yesterday, Mrs Ahmed helped at the princess's birth, while the team of suited male surgeons, led
by Mr Guy Thorpe-Beeston, Surgeon Gynaecologist to the Royal Household, looked on.
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Kate had a meticulous birth plan. She had opted to be seen first by the
midwives, and as a source said: 'What the duchess wants, the duchess
gets.'
So while the male doctors waited in a nearby room, it was the
red-uniformed midwives – the colour denotes their seniority – who
monitored Kate as her contractions progressed and supported Prince
William.
Both women are experienced, unflappable and have the full confidence of
the obstetricians. It is understood a team of three midwives has been on
standby for more than a month to cover three shifts over a 24-hour
period should Kate have been admitted early.
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Given the speed of Kate's delivery – just 154 minutes after being
admitted to the hospital – it is likely she was in labour at home for
some hours before feeling the need to be with her medical team.
curled from Daily Mail UK
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