ABC Tropical North: Monica Adair
)A north Queensland woman who delivered her child in her bathroom has been reunited with the paramedics who made it "a moment to never forget".
Not making it to the hospital on time is a fear many expecting women have.
For Christina Van Ansem, from Campwin Beach, a small coastal community south of Mackay, it became a reality earlier this month when baby Matilda made a quick entrance to the world.
"My water broke in the morning and we went into the hospital and spent a good couple of hours there but they did send us home," Ms Van Ansem said.
"[Baby Matilda] did not muck around."
Helping her through childbirth were two paramedics who arrived in the "nick of time".
It was advanced care paramedic Danny Cashel's first time helping to deliver a baby, while for officer-in-charge Jonathan Ormond it was a special case as well.
"We don't do these jobs very often," Mr Ormond said.
"I've been a paramedic for a little over 11 years now and this is only the sixth time that I've delivered a baby.
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)'Their work was incredible'
After delivering a healthy baby, Ms Van Ansem was taken to hospital but soon discharged.
She later posted on social media wanting to find and thank the men for their work.
"[We wanted] to let them know we thoroughly enjoyed every bit of what happened; it was a moment to never forget," she said.
"Their work was incredible.
"[The delivery] was actually really stress-free. I believe we were all pretty calm and collected, it was a good outcome."
Mum, bub and dad, Raymond Carr, met with the paramedics on Friday afternoon at the Sarina Ambulance Station.
"It's always an honour to meet them after; it rarely happens," Mr Ormond said.
