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Over 280 babies born to North Lanarkshire families during lockdown
Despite the lockdown, parents across Lanarkshire have continued to celebrate new additions to the families.NHS Lanarkshire has revealed that since March 23, when lockdown began, 555 newborns have been welcomed into the world by parents across the region at University Hospital Wishaw.North Lanarkshire parents welcomed 280 babies while 275 were born to South Lanarkshire parents.A raft of changes to the birthing process have had to be made to protect everyone involved as much as possible from coronavirus.The father, or another birthing partner, is still allowed to attend but post-natal visiting has been severely restricted.Home-birthing had to stop and pregnant women have been asked to go to their appointments on their own.Cheryl Clark, NHS