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Father delivers his second child | Father delivers his second child |
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A father was forced to deliver his second child while waiting for a midwife to arrive. | |
Tim Will and his wife Dawn live in Catfield, a Broadland village between Great Yarmouth and Stalham, in Norfolk. | |
A midwife was called on 27 December when Dawn went into labour but baby Seth could not wait, like his sister. | |
Tim said: "I personally delivered my baby son, Seth, alone with my wife in our en-suite bathroom just over four years after I delivered his sister." | Tim said: "I personally delivered my baby son, Seth, alone with my wife in our en-suite bathroom just over four years after I delivered his sister." |
Four-year-old Mena had also raced into the world with her father's help. | Four-year-old Mena had also raced into the world with her father's help. |
"Four years ago on 23 December daughter Mena was also born in the en-suite, as she was also in a hurry and the ambulance took 30 minutes longer than expected to arrive," Mr Will said. | "Four years ago on 23 December daughter Mena was also born in the en-suite, as she was also in a hurry and the ambulance took 30 minutes longer than expected to arrive," Mr Will said. |
Mr Will said with Seth he had called a midwife to help 45 minutes before the birth, but the baby could not wait. | |
Ten minutes after the home birth the midwife arrived. | |
Seth was born healthy and weighed about 3.3kg (7lbs 7oz). | Seth was born healthy and weighed about 3.3kg (7lbs 7oz). |
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