The Obstetrics Department at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center recently had a couple of short-term baby booms, with four born in 12 hours one week and three in four hours the next.

Dr. Brian Bell delivered five of the seven babies, according to a March 23 news release.

The first baby batch began entering this world 9:56 p.m. Feb. 28, when Dr. Jana Hall delivered a girl. Hours later, at 2:34 a.m. March 1, another girl was delivered, this time by Bell. Then Hall delivered a boy at 7:43 a.m., and at 9:03 a.m. Bell delivered a boy as well.

The next batch of babies — a trio of tots, all delivered by Bell — began with the birth of a boy at 9:23 p.m. March 5, followed by a girl at 12:13 a.m. March 6 and another boy at 1:07 a.m.

Kimberlee Rebo, manager of acute care and obstetrics, was quoted in the news release, praising the team effort involved in delivering all those babies in compressed periods of time.

“There wasn’t a person in the building that didn’t step up to assist the team to help make things run smoothly,” she states. “We had folks that stayed late to deliver babies, folks that worked diligently to get our patients adequate pain control, and an untold number who worked behind the scenes to help clean and restock the rooms as quickly as we used them.”

Families of babies born at the Medical Center receive a handful of items, including a commemorative onesie, a baby blanket hand stitched by the Medical Center’s Auxiliary, a baby hat knitted by local volunteers, and a baby photo.

For more information on the Medical Center’s birthing center or its free prenatal classes, call 406-283-7170.