by Laura Diaz
Proud Middlesbrough father delivers his own baby while on a caravan holiday
Ben Jones and Lauren Ryan were enjoying a blissful caravan holiday in a park in North Yorkshire when their break took a turn for the hectic. As reported by ITV News, Ryan unexpectedly went into labour at the exact time the couple was preparing to leave. In a show of ultimate paternal responsibility, Jones was left with no choice but to deliver his own baby.
When asked what he felt at the realisation of having to deliver his own baby, Jones replied, “Fear. Just absolutely petrified, to be honest with you. I wouldn’t have ever been able to live with myself if I hadn’t been able to do something.”
“It wasn’t until the shoulders started to come out that I was able to get my finger underneath the umbilical cord and then obviously release it from around his neck and stop him from strangling himself,” he explained.
The proud mother beamed at her partner’s bravery during such a crucial moment, “[I am] extremely proud [of Ben]. I don’t know – I can’t put into words how amazing he was in that situation.”
Filled with humility, Jones claimed he just did what anyone would have done in his place, “Anybody should really step up and do something like that. It’s not heroic, you’ve just got to do what you got to do.”
When asked if he would deliver the next one, Jones said he would “leave it to the professionals.”
Jones was guided by emergency services on the phone when he was faced with having to deliver baby Benjamin by himself. The new father was guided on how to untie the umbilical cord, which was wrapped around baby Benjamin’s neck. Fortunately, both mother and baby are doing well health wise.
