Simon Thomas’ wife Derrina gives birth to daughter prematurely after falling ill as he praises NHS

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Simon Thomas has announced the arrival of his daughter after his wife Derrina Jebb went into labour eight weeks early.Taking to Instagram to share their news, Simon, 49, said that Derrina became “rapidly ill” leading to the early birth of their newborn baby.Their daughter – whose name they’re yet to reveal – weighs just three pounds.

Sharing a snap of Derrina in the hospital following what looks to have been a C-section looking lovingly at their tiny baby, the TV presenter wrote: “Not everything in life goes quite according to plan.

One moment we think we’ve got eight weeks until our little one arrives; the next, after Derrina fell rapidly ill, we’re suddenly welcoming into the world a very tiny, but hugely precious baby girl weighing just over three pounds.” He went on: “The #neonatal team at #stokemandeville hospital were simply incredible and held our hands physically and in spirit the whole way through a very fear filled and stressful day yesterday. “I cannot express how proud and blessed I feel right now - I have a beautiful, brave wife in @derrina,, a precious son and now a tiny, wonderful daughter and sister for our boy Ethan. “We have a long road ahead of being in hospital for the next few weeks; but we have the best team around us.” Simon concluded: “Thank you Stoke Mandeville and thank you #nhs for being there for us and thank you God for blessing us as a family so much.” The arrival of their baby girl comes just days after the pair announced that they were expecting their first child together.