Proud parents welcome first baby to be born on Christmas Day here in Doncaster
and live on Freeview channel 276
Joel Geddes and Shelby Parish from Tickhill welcomed Zara Rose Geddes into the world at 1.47am on December 25, 2021.
She was the first baby born at Doncaster Royal Infirmary on Christmas Day.
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Hide AdJoel, aged 20, said: “We weren't expecting it because she was due on December 23.
“It was a crazy feeling having her on Christmas Day.
“It’s certainly different having a newborn at this time of year - to us it feels like a Christmas miracle.”
Staff at the hospital presented the proud parents with a ‘nappy cake.’
A tradition for the first baby born on Christmas Day.
The cake came with baby supplies, chocolates and a candy cane heart.
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Hide AdZara is now eight days old and her parents are already discussing how to make her birthday special next Christmas.