Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
My Connswaters broken..
Baby born in shopping centre
IT was a case of no time to call the midwife when a woman went into labour at a busy shopping centre on Monday.
Staff at Connswater in East Belfast sprung into action when she started having contractions on the steps of the facility.
Assistant manager Josephine Coulter took on the role of A FARMER’S field is certainly making things brighter,
Grace Taylor takes a moment to indulge in the sunflower field grown in Co Antrim by Damian Mcallister. More than three acres of the fully bloomed plants stand over 6ft tall on the Gortgole Road near Portglenone. It has became a huge attraction in the area. A small fee is charged at the gate with proceeds to local charity. midwife when the woman was in her hour of need.
Speaking to the Mirror, Josephine said: “The ambulance control was giving instructions and we were told to go and get a shoe lace, pin and towels.
“I was shouting commands to people and she was dilating further, then the rapid response paramedic came and checked her and said we are not going anywhere, the baby is coming.
“I had to get her to push and then she gave birth to a baby boy.
“The nicest thing was the main ambulance came and while they were getting her on a bed I got to nurse the wee one in my arms. My two girls are 30 and 25 now so it’s been a long time since I had a newborn to cuddle, it was lovely.
“I am a townie so it is something I have never experienced.
“It is unbelievable and not something you expect from a Monday. He was like Jesus being born in a manger – well certainly a makeshift bed.”