A woman who made headlines after being born on the bathroom floor 25 years ago has given birth in her kitchen after her own baby arrived early as well.
Grandmother Helen Marks had a serious case of family déjà vu after witnessing the surprise arrival of her grandson Henry on August 11 - a quarter of a century after she, herself gave birth in dramatic fashion.
When Helen's baby girl Hannah arrived 11 days early and was delivered by Helen's dad, Kevin Bayley in 1996 on the family's bathroom floor.
Now, 25 years on, Helen has played the midwife to deliver her daughter's child.
An in remarkable coincidence little baby Henry also arrived 11 days early, and had to be delivered on the kitchen floor.
The tiny tot weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 10oz after what is now becoming a familiar family trait, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Hannah, from Droylsden, said: "I had gone to my grandma's for tea. I had been feeling cramps earlier but nothing too bad. I was there with my other children, Amelia, three, and Joseph, one.
"My mum turned up and I was feeling the urge to push. She was talking to the ambulance service on the phone.
"The baby's head appeared and my mum asked my partner if he wanted to deliver the baby, but I wouldn't let him leave my side, so my mum did the delivery.
"I had arrived at my grandma's at 1pm and by 2pm the baby had arrived. The ambulance came about 15 minutes later."
Hannah added: "Both of my other two children arrived 13 days early - but were born in hospital. I had been having contractions when I walked from my mum's to my gran's for tea but had thought I'd be fine.
"When the baby arrived there was my mum, partner, gran, brother, and his girlfriend in the house - it was quite a family experience."
But not a unique experience for Helen who had lived through it all before.
In 1996 Helen, then 20, had returned home from a darts match at the local Royal British Legion when she began to feel pains.
Her dad Kevin not only delivered Hannah but gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation to get her lungs pumping.
Hannah's birth made headlines too with Kevin modestly telling his local paper at the time: "I kept my head while it was happening, but once it was all over and they had been taken to hospital my legs turned to jelly.
"I guess I knew instinctively what to do. I was there for the birth of my two children."
Henry's arrival was a day Helen will never forget.
She said: "It certainly did bring back memories. I couldn't believe it.
"When I walked into the house Hannah was crying and on all fours. I got the speaker phone to the ambulance service. I thought to myself 'I have been here before'.
"I was panicking as the baby appeared to be stuck. The head would appear then disappear. Because of the noise Hannah was making I couldn't hear all the instructions from the ambulance officer but I did hear 'make sure you catch him - he could be slippery'.
"I did catch him and he was fine."
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