Four of the staff – schedules clerk Belinda Pallot, journalist/presenter Kristina Moore, and sales executives Siobhan East and Georgie Mabbs – have given birth since December.

Finance and administration director Amanda Trotman’s baby is due on 29 May, while weather presenter Sarah Cilliers is forecasting hers to arrive on 24 June.

With six of Channel’s 24 female staff becoming mums within this short spell, celebrations have been a regular event.

First to make her debut was Charlotte Hope, who was born to Belinda and Greg Pallot on 29 December weighing 7 lb 8 oz.

Kristina Moore and her husband James Dickinson were delighted when their son Edward was born on 26 January weighing in at 7 lb 5 oz.

Delilah, born to Siobhan and James East, weighed in at 8 lb 5 oz when she made her appearance on 22 February.

By 15 March, Callum (7 lb 6 oz) had been born to Georgie Mabbs and George Rennie.