Stepdad becomes grandfather at 38 after helping deliver stepson’s baby in supermarket parking lot | childbirth

Seeing that he had no time to go to the hospital, he stopped the car in the parking lot of a supermarket and, on the spot, helped with the delivery. According to the British newspaper daily mailPhilip had to unroll the the umbilical cordwhich went around the girl’s neck twice.

“It happened so fast. Anyone would have done the same. I knew I had to stay calm. It only took a few pushes and she was there. The cord went around her neck twice, but as soon as I unrolled it, she began to breathe and cry a little”, reports the grandfather.

THE Expected delivery date it was December 6 and 10 days had already passed when the mother started having contractions. Philip’s wife, Jamie Metcalfe, suggested Morgan take a bath, but the pain was getting worse. Mother-of-three Jamie thought there was plenty of time ahead of her when Morgan walked in Workforce, but in fact, the process until the birth of little Esmae only lasted an hour and a half. “It was the fastest job I’ve ever experienced, especially since it was the first [filho]“said the stepfather.

After the rushed delivery in the parking lot, Philip took the mother and baby to the hospital, where they were cared for by a team of midwives. The girl was born weighing 3.2 kg and is now at home with her family. “She’s so beautiful, I can’t stop hugging her,” the proud grandfather said.

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