Updated: July 24 2021, 8.27am
Some of the staff at the special care baby unit at Ninewells Hospital in January 1976.
At 27 weeks pregnant, my attention has swiftly been turned to all things baby. More importantly what to expect when D-Day finally arrives and the little one (yes, thankfully just the one…) decides to make their long awaited appearance.
As a first-time mum, now I know what the maternity unit looks like these days, and the staff teams that work in them, thanks to my many routine appointments over the months.
It got me thinking – what was bringing a new life in to the world like in the past?