Melbourne mum’s babies were taken from Sunshine Hospital to Sandringham Hospital before she saw them

A frustrated family called the hospital system ‘broken’ after a new mother was forced to wait four days to see her premature babies for the first time.

Grandmother Anne said her daughter, Sally, was rushed for the caesarean birth of her six-week premature twins at Melbourne’s Sunshine Hospital.

However, a short supply of hospital beds meant her newborn babies where immediately sent to stay at Sandringham Hospital, 40km away.

First-time mum Sally didn’t get the chance to see or hold her babies before they were taken and needed to stay in her hospital for four days due to complications with her surgery.

‘They gave her no reason why, they just said hopefully the babies can come back,’ Anne told Melbourne radio station 3AW.

Once Sally was released from hospital she was offered no patient transport to go see the twins despite still being unwell, on several medications and ordered to rest.

‘I went and picked her up Thursday and took her straight to see the babies,’ Anne said.

Since then the mother has made the four-hour journey from her home to the twins’ hospital everyday.

The two babies were taken to Sandringham Hospital, 40km from their mother, just moments after their birth because there weren’t enough beds at Sunshine Hospital

Sally’s husband has decided to stay at work until the babies are back at home so they can make the most of his time off.

However, that means Sally either needs to drive herself or ask Anne for help.

‘I’m so upset for them,’ Anne said. ‘Being first-time parents you’re meant to be together and they’re not, they’re separated.

‘Mum’s not doing too well mentally because she’s not with her babies. The hospital system’s broken.’

Anne then revealed Sunshine Hospital had been talking about taking the twins interstate before their dad intervened.

Now Sandringham Hospital is discussing moving the babies from their care to Werribee Hospital, which is closer to where their parents live. 

‘Still though, everyday they’re saying tomorrow, tomorrow,’ said Anne.

She added that the care at Sandringham Hospital has been great and that it’s not their fault the twins are so far from their parents because ‘their job is to look after babies’.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted VicHealth for comment.