Taxi driver delivers baby boy after being called to houseAlan Simpson arrived to take the expectant mother to hospital but ended up delivering the baby boy.A Scottish taxi driver helped deliver a baby boy after being called to take the expectant mother to hospital.
Alan Simpson, 44, was called to take Zoltan Dobos from Broomhouse to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Tuesday.
When he arrived he was ushered inside by the father Adrien Lanvai, who was panicking as his wife was already in labour.
Mr Simpson dialled 999 and was given instructions down the phone on how to deliver the baby. He then wrapped the newborn baby in a blanket before going back to work.
The cabbie, from Musselburgh, has been praised by the ambulance service for doing a "fantastic job".
Mr Simpson said: "It was just a normal start to the day and I got a job to the Royal Infirmary. I pulled up and a man was at the window, you could see he was frantic and was saying 'you must help'. I went up the stairs but I wasn't too sure what was going on.
"I went in and there was the woman. I'd never been in that situation before but I just got on the phone to the ambulance. The baby came out straight away. Everyone was in panic mode and there was blood everywhere, but they told me what to do. I think the baby boy was the most relaxed one in the room - he just let out a little whimper.
"The ambulance turned up quite quickly but it seemed like an age. I've been a cabbie for 15 years but I've never had a job like that."
Alan went back to work and called back later in the day to check on the mother and child.
He added: "It might have made a difference to have a calming voice, although I wasn't that calm. When I left the dad was standing proudly with the wee boy in his arms. It felt quite good, seeing that baby born was quite amazing."
Ms Dobos, who is originally from Hungary, moved to Edinburgh three years ago and thanked Mr Simpson for his help.
She said: "It was all such a rush, but we all want to say thank you to Alan. If he was not here we don't know what would have happened."
Mother and baby were taken to hospital after the birth but released the same day.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The taxi driver and the mum's partner both did a fantastic job."
source:
http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/3034 ... -to-house/
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