Drama unfolded for a Cullingworth couple when the hero dad was forced to deliver his own baby daughter at home. Gareth Beck described the unexpected chance to bring little Poppy into the world when partner Kerry Knowles went into labour as “awesome”.
He was guided through the process by an Airedale Hospital midwife on the phone while paramedics tried to find the house.
By the time they arrived at the New Clayton Terrace property, the proud dad had mother and baby propped up in bed. Kerry, 31, said: “It was just a few pushes and she was born.”
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