Where babies come from

The KGH Foundation has produced a new video that answers the age-old question: Where do babies come from?

Or at least the tail end of the process.

The video depicts couple Paul and Lisa Johnson on the day they have their first child, starting from the moment they walk through the doors of Kelowna General Hospital at 5:50 a.m.

The video shows the many steps in a delivery, one of 1,600 KGH performs in an average year.

Since the baby was in the breach position, Lisa undergoes a C-section delivery.

She goes through anesthesia, surgery and delivery, until finally, she meets her newborn son, Carter.

From entering the hospital to holding her baby, the whole process takes about two and a half hours.

KGH is the only hospital in the Interior Health region that is classified as a 2b facility, meaning it can care for premature babies as young as 30 weeks.

The hospital will open the doors to a new perinatal unit in March, which will drastically increase the space available for new mothers and their babies. 

The new perinatal unit will be in the same building as the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre, which will allow for quicker emergency C-sections.

The KGH Foundation is hoping to raise $2.5 million for the project.