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\"The doctor said, 'We've got an issue. Your sister was induced and I didn't expect her to go into labor until later but she's 8 centimeters dilated and I'm going to have to take care of that,'\" Simone Cumberbatch said.

Both sisters weren't due to give birth until mid-July. However, Simone Cumberbatch chose July 3 to have her C-section so her father could share a birthday with his grandchild, she explained.

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Alida Almonte-Giannini/Mercy Medical Center
PHOTO: The sweet coincidence occurred July 3 at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, when Simone Cumberbatch had her scheduled cesarean section. Hours before, Simone's younger sister Shari happened to go into labor.
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Elmo Cumberbatch, who's now a grandfather to three girls, has a lot to celebrate -- telling Mercy Medical Center that he's excited to buy the kids presents.

Both sisters said they are pleased by the happy accident.

\"PHOTO:
Alida Almonte-Giannini/Mercy Medical Center
PHOTO: Sisters Simone and Shari Cumberbatch gave birth at the same hospital, Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, New York, on the same day, July 3, 2019, which happens to be their father Elmo Cumberbatch's birthday.
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\"I'm kind of hoping her cousin will be her best friend,\" Shari Cumberbatch said of her daughter.

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