A
father-to-be was forced to become a midwife to deliver his fiancee's
baby after she went into labour suddenly - and he even managed to catch
the whole thing on camera.
Keen
photographer Martin Boyce, from Leicester, had packed his camera kit
ready to record the birth of his Holly Dawson's first baby - but didn't
know he'd be caught on camera delivering their bundle of joy too.
The
couple were caught off guard in the early hours of the morning, when
Holly woke Martin in a panic to say she thought the baby was on the way.
And just 40 minutes later, Martin had
delivered baby Isabelle in the living room - and he even managed to
capture the momentous occasion on film.
Martin, who posts his photography on his Facebook page, added: 'Luckily it was just a precaution, and Isabelle was perfectly healthy.
'It
was certainly an eventful morning, and quite a way to wake up - from
getting out of bed to giving birth only took about an hour.
'Up
until Holly started pushing, I just assumed the midwives would show up
in time - but in hindsight I'm really glad it happened the way it did.
'At
the time I was terrified, but now we have a fantastic story to tell
Isabelle when she grows up, and I'm proud I was able to be so involved.
'I
was actually more scared when I was just holding Holly's hand - when I
knew I had to deliver the baby I was focused and concentrating on the
job in hand.
'It was all over in the blink of an eye - it was pretty crazy.
'We couldn't
have done it without our parents - my mum Polly helped me out with the
delivery, and Holly's mum Sharon showed up shortly after the birth and
stayed with us all done in hospital - they were a great support.
'Now we're just enjoying being parents - we've been showing her off and taking lots of pictures, we're over the moon.'
Martin holds his newborn baby after he helped to deliver
Belle who's swaddled in a blanket while exhausted Holly, centre, sits next to
him
Congrats to Mr.&Mrs Martin.
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