Maternity searching for 120,000 babies

A maternity hospital has launched an appeal to find all the babies born there since it opened 44 years ago, aiming to reunite them for a photo to mark its closure next month.

Published Tuesday 04 April 2017 - 09:38 Modified Tuesday 04 April 2017 - 09:38

Staff at Paul-Gellé hospital in Roubaix, Nord, hope many of the 120,000 born there will join a group photo on May 3. The photo will then be displayed at the new Beaumont hospital.

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