Student Paramedic Helps Deliver Lecturer's Baby

Paramedic services student Elise Faragher had nary thought her regular infirmary placement would spot her helping to present nan babe of personification very familiar.

The third-year student was astatine nan Worcestershire Royal Hospital erstwhile her lecturer, Aaron Collins, and his woman Lexy, came successful to person an elective C-section.

Mr Collins had taught Elise anatomy, physiology, and each astir what happens during childbirth.

"I was confused and shocked erstwhile I first saw Aaron connected nan day," Ms Faragher said.

"I thought he mightiness person travel to sojourn maine connected placement, but I quickly realised that wasn't what he was location for.

"Once babe Luca had been checked, I tapped Aaron connected nan enarthrosis and asked if he'd for illustration to trim nan cord - a student doesn't get to inquire their teacher that mobility very often."

Mr Collins, who has taught Ms Faragher since her first year, and she said they get connected really well.

"We person a batch of nosy and jokes," she said.

"Aaron is very caring and supportive, and he has been location to thief maine summation assurance passim nan past fewer years."

Since assisting pinch nan birth, she has gone connected to thief present her first babe while connected placement pinch nan ambulance service.

It was a "surreal moment" seeing her astatine nan hospital, Mr Collins said.

"She was very master and checked pinch america some that we were happy for her to stay, which we were," he explained.

"She did incredibly good assisting successful a commencement pinch her teacher present.... it's a business that could person felt daunting, but she did everything she should person done."

He added that Luca was doing really well.

"He's hitting his milestones conscionable arsenic he should be, and he's putting connected weight nicely while giving america tons of laughs and babbles; everything a babe should beryllium doing," he added.