Bellshill couple Cheryl McNulty and Scott Wright welcomed their twin daughters into the world in the midst of the cyber attack that hit NHS Lanarkshire’s IT system.

Cheryl said: “Early in the morning I had a heavy bleed and the decision was taken to deliver the babies early.

“The whole team came together to deliver my babies. There was no sense of panic. Everyone knew their role and I felt completely safe.

“I had a caesarean section under general anaesthetic and the babies were taken to the neonatal unit after they were born.

“When I saw them I was overcome. The babies weren’t in neonatal for long; they were back beside me that day in time for our evening visitors.”

Cheryl added: “The staff were absolutely brilliant. If they hadn’t explained to be about the cyber attack, I wouldn’t have been aware that there were any issues.

“From my point of view, it didn’t have any impact on my patient experience at all.

“I couldn’t say a bad word about the care that I received. It was such a positive experience.”

Amanda Kennet, senior midwife for inpatients, said: “In maternity services, we are used to working in high stress situations and always aim to deliver good quality care no matter the circumstances

“It doesn’t matter what comes along, we pull together and deal with it. You can’t break the staff. We do this job because we love people and our patients are our priority.”