Work is also under way on the development of a new ante-natal unit next to the first floor maternity unit and near the delivery suite and special care facility.
When it is fully operational at the end of this year, it will have 420 beds, delivery suites, maternity wards, intensive care units and other modern facilities.
The specialist had arrived at the delivery suite at the time these procedures commenced, but was called to assist with another obstetric emergency first.
