A dad delivered his own baby son at the side of the road.
Lifeboat volunteer Chris White was forced to pull over while ferrying his wife Nicole to the hospital with labour pains.
Their son was born straight into the delighted parents' arms as traffic passed the family parked in a busy residential area.
As a crew member for Barry Dock Lifeboat Station, Chris had completed casualty care training, but had never dealt with a labour before.
Chris used one of his shoelaces as a clamp for the umbilical cord and his shirt to cover the newborn.
He and Nicole were excitedly anticipating the arrival of their second child when Nicole's contractions started at about 10am on Friday, August 9.
The couple phoned the hospital, but medical staff decided Nicole was far from ready to give birth.
Taking the advice in her stride, Nicole carried on with her day, until the contractions became more intense and she found them difficult to ignore.
By about 12.30pm, she said she was in a lot of pain and discomfort, so they made the decision to head to the hospital.
While driving, Chris said Nicole shouted "I need to push" from the front passenger seat of the car.
Chris pulled over and parked across a driveway on a busy residential street.
"The day had gone from calm to chaos," Chris said.
"One minute we were being told to stay at home and relax, and the next Nicole was in labour in the front seat of the car."
While Chris had been trained to deal with certain types of illness and injury, he had never been called upon to deliver a baby before, so dialled 999 and took direction from medical staff.
Chris was told to check for signs of the baby's head, which soon appeared, and soon after their baby boy was born straight into his arms.
The nurse on the other end of the phone told Chris to cover Noah in a towel or blanket, but as neither were in the car, he took off his shirt and the infant was wrapped up in it.
Chris was also told to take off one of his shoelaces, to act as a clamp for the umbilical cord - but it was at this point that the ambulance arrived.
Paramedics checked the mother and baby, and found that they were both safe and well, before they were taken to hospital for further checks.
The couple said the birth was far quicker than the 36 hours Nicole spent in labour with their first son Reuben, who is now two years old.
Chris said: "It was a truly incredible experience to have delivered my own son into the world, however it’s not a situation I’d like to be in again."
The crew member at Barry Dock Lifeboat Station has been volunteering with the RNLI for about two-and-a-half years, while also working as an engineer for British Gas.
The proud parents took their two young sons to Barry Dock Lifeboat Station on Tuesday where they received a very warm welcome from volunteers.
