Sarah Alder spent months planning for her home birth. But what she hadn’t planned for was four inches of snowfall just as she went into labour – making it impossible for her midwife to reach her in time.

First-time-dad, Steve Watson, called the midwife when his wife went into labour early on Sunday morning – just when the snow in Basildon, Essex, was at its thickest.

But when she explained that she would not be able to dig her car out in time, Steve stood in instead – with instructions over the phone from a 999 operator.

via >Father delivered first baby (with help of 999 operator) after midwife got trapped in snow | Mail Online.