21 photos of babies who were born during lockdown from Sunderland, Hartlepool, South Shields and Northumberland

We’ve been asking our readers to send in photos of their babies who were born during lockdown – with many of you getting in touch to tell us about your little bundles of joy.

There were also plenty of tributes to midwives and NHS staff who have helped bring new life into the world over the last eight weeks. Scroll down and flick through the pages of our picture gallery to see some of the photos we received:

9. Jacob Michla

Caroline Michla was born eight weeks early at Cramlington, weighing 3lbs 8ozs. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Other

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10. Maximus Hasel Wiles

Rebecca Wiles posted this photo, commenting: "Maximus Hasel Wiles, born on 9th April at 7:34am at Sunderland Royal...a couple of hours earlier and he would have been born on his due date! Weighed 7lb 6oz! Special thanks to the midwifes who supplied me with the morphine and my hubby for all the emotional support ❤️ | Other 3rd Party Photo: Other