Overview
- Ellen and James Campbell of Dromara welcomed Mabel, Sadie and Lily on October 30, joining twin brothers Finley and Malachy born in 2023.
- The sisters were born at 33 weeks and spent about two weeks in the Ulster Hospital Neonatal Unit before being cleared for home.
- Many of the same neonatal staff who cared for the boys supported the girls, providing continuity that the parents described as deeply reassuring.
- October 30 was an outlier for the labour ward, with three sets of twins delivered alongside the triplets for a total of 16 births.
- Sadie and Lily are identical, so the family is using hospital ID bands and other cues to tell them apart, a story the parents shared for World Prematurity Day.