Father delivers baby on motorway

Monday 13th April 2009, 11:30AM BST.

A husband from Bilston delivered his baby daughter on the hard shoulder of the M42 after his wife went into labour a week early as the couple returned from a trip to London.

The baby was born in the car’s passenger side footwell between Junctions 5 and 6 near Solihull at around 3.20am yesterday, with ambulance staff giving instructions over a mobile phone.

Both mother and baby went to Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham and were today said to be well.

* Do you know the couple? Call us on 01902 319466.



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