6,000 babies later: It is still a magical event
Dr. Jeffrey Simpson, center, poses with Mary Fabrykiewicz McTeague, left, and her daughter Mary Alice (Ali) Grotjan, and Grotjan s daughter Grace, 2, in New London. Ali was the first child Simpson delivered as an OB-GYN in New London in 1986, and he also delivered Ali s sister Kathryn, and Ali s daughter. Dr. Simpson retired this week. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Published January 01. 2021 3:38PM | Updated January 01. 2021 7:39PM By
New London Babies have been Dr. Jeffrey Simpson s business. Or, more precisely, delivering babies.
The patriarch of obstetricians delivering at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital used to keep count of every newborn he delivered. When the number went past 6,000 in 2016, he stopped counting.