Parents and midwives celebrated the best start to 2026 with the arrival of three babies born on New Year’s Day, 1 January 2026, at Hereford County Hospital.

Two baby girls and one baby boy were born on the delivery suite.  The first, a baby girl, was born just before 9am, and the last also a baby girl born just before 7pm.

The midwifery team were delighted to gift each baby a festive bauble and a hat to celebrate their arrival. 

Susan Hughes, deputy director of Midwifery at Valley NHS Trust, said: “We’re privileged to share the arrival of these wonderful new born babies with their families on this special New Year’s Day.

“Every baby is a blessing and babies born at this time of the year have very special birthdays. It was lovely to present the family with the bauble and hat for their baby.

“We wish the families of all babies born both on 1 January and throughout the year, a very Happy New Year.”

Notes to Editors WVT:

• Wye Valley NHS Trust is a provider of health services across Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve.
• By working closely with our partners, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends.
• With an estimated annual turnover of around £185 million, we employ around 3,000 staff. We aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers with the wider community.

For further information please contact:

Fiona Gurney, communications officer, or John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928