A PAIR of newlyweds have praised a Dorset hospital for caring for their premature baby boy while they tied the knot.

Ben, 30 and Andrea Jenkins, 29, met on Tinder a few years ago and planned to get married last month.

On August 28, the pair were rushed to Poole Hospital’s maternity unit to give birth to their baby boy.

(Image: Ben Jenkins)

Baby George arrived four weeks early and was placed in intensive care and transitional care to gain more strength before going home to start his new life.

The couple also had a wedding planned just days after George was born.

Thanks to the ‘incredible’ staff at Poole Hospital, Ben and Andrea managed to get married while George was in hospital.

(Image: Ben Jenkins)

Ben said: “George was born on the 28 August and we got married on the 2 September.

“He was born four weeks prematurely and he spent a few days in intensive care and then he went into transitional care for a few more days.

“Our wedding was already planned it probably about six months ago. We already had our rings engraved and everything.

“He was still in the hospital on our wedding day, but made plans a few days before and that the nurses would look after him for the morning so we could go and get married.

“We went to go and do that and then we came back the news that we could take him home with us which was magical news considering what we’d been through.

“It felt magical because it was very touch and go.

“When he was in intensive care, we were quite worried about him and the wedding was in the back of our minds.

“We spent our wedding day being married and came home with him that day, it was a lovely moment.”

Ben also praised the nurses at Poole Hospital for their support and kindness throughout their stay.

He added: “Poole maternity were absolutely fantastic, I couldn’t speak more highly of them all.

“The attitude and the professionalism and the attention to detail that the nurses had just completely blew me away.”