Baby born on pub car park
Baby Keelan Nutting just could not wait to be born – and forced his parents to cut short their trip to hospital.
His swift arrival meant that drinkers did not have to go far to wet the new baby's head – he was born on a pub car park.
Mother Jennifer Nutting, aged 25, of Deavall Way, Heath Hayes, gave birth on Monday night outside the Seven Stars.
Her partner John Hollingmode, 34, had been driving her to Stafford Hospital but baby Keelan had other ideas, deciding he wanted to come into the world straightaway.
Mr Hollingmode pulled over onto the rear car park of the pub, in Cannock Road, Brocton – three miles from the hospital – and called for an ambulance. Within 20 minutes of the call, healthy baby Keelan was born. From feeling the first labour pains at home to his safe delivery took four hours.
Mother-of-three Ms Nutting said she felt the urge to push when they reached Brocton and knew he was not waiting around.
She added: "I was just thinking I needed to get to hospital. It was quite frightening."
Her other two children, Tegan, aged one, and Ryan, eight, had more conventional births in Stafford Hospital.
