A North East family were left overjoyed after reuniting with the paramedic who helped them after a surprise delivery.

In November 2021, soon-to-be parents Jade and Lee Baynham, from West Denton, were left in a panic after Jade informed her husband her water had broke, she had begun contractions, and to call an ambulance as the baby was coming.

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) crew found the Newcastle couple inside their bathroom ten minutes after receiving the call, and helped reassure Ms Baynham as she delivered her second son, Sullivan.

Just over a year later, the Baynham family, were happily reunited with one of the paramedics, Georgina Campbell, who helped deliver their now one-year-old boy at Backworth Ambulance Station.

Read more: TransPennine Express: Saltburn residents spot trains to Leeds running

Speaking of her gratitude to Georgina and the crew for keeping her calm in such a scary situation, she said: “The baby’s head was out, and he came out on the landing, the umbilical cord snapped and he practically bounced across the carpet!

“I was on auto pilot as I knew we weren’t going to make it to the hospital. Fear took over when I saw all the blood.

"I’d lost a lot of blood with our first son Bobby, so I was scared in case it wouldn’t stop before the paramedics arrived.”

“When they got here, I remember everyone being so reassuring as they knew how much I was panicking about the blood loss.

"They kept me as calm as possible and I knew we were in the best care.”

Read more: Sunderland woman lands job working on ITV's Coronation Street

Jade and Sullivan were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by ambulance and stayed in hospital for two nights to recover.

Speaking on the birth, Ms Campbell said she and her crew arrived tro frantic scenes as Ms Baynham's husband tried to tidy the area, and noted how she had previously reassured a student most births are normal and require very little intervention.

She said: “I remember we got there and Jade’s husband was quite frantic trying to tidy everything up.

"On the way to the job, I was talking to my student about obstetric emergencies and what the plan would be in various scenarios but also reassuring her that most deliveries are normal and require minimal intervention.”

“Reuniting with the family was lovely and it was fantastic to see everyone in much calmer circumstances.

"It was great to hear what a positive impact we made that day and that Jade felt she was in safe hands.”

Read next:

If you want to read more great stories, why not subscribe to The Northern Echo for as little as £1.25 a week. Click here.

After helping deliver Ms Baynham's child, Georgina also helped deliver another baby on a shift the following day.

After reuniting with Georgina, Jade said: “We were so excited to meet Georgina. It was so lovely to be able to thank her in person for everything she did to help not only me and our new baby, but the whole family.

"I want those that helped us to know that their amazing work doesn’t go unnoticed and we are so, so grateful.”