Worried man calls paramedics to town centre as his partner is about to give birth
A WORRIED man called paramedics as he discovered his partner was about to have a baby.
He called South Central Ambulance Service when he found she was going to have a baby near the Sapphire Plaza by the Kennet at 5.17pm on Friday, April 28.
By the time an ambulance arrived just seven minutes later they found the happy couple with a baby boy.
A spokesman for the ambulance trust said: "The call was an unusual one.
"The caller said his partner was giving birth imminently.
"By the time the ambulance arrived at 5.24pm the baby had been born, a healthy and crying little boy."
The medics gave both mother and son a quick check over before taking them the half mile to the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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