Farm birth nothing to kid about A baby
goat born at the farm later that day has been named Saskia
in her honour. Nicole
and her partner Julian Elliott, both doctors, were on a family outing with
their two children when the 36-year-old went into labour. They had
been aid workers in The pair
only returned home to But, after
trying to walk to her car, Nicole knew she wasn't going to make it to the
hospital in time. After
farm staff fetched towels and cordoned off the area, Julian delivered his
daughter under a peppercorn tree, with their children watching on. "It
was beautiful to have a child outside," Nicole said. "The
thing I'm most relieved about is that I delivered there and not one of the
other places I was last week, like Mother
and baby are doing well, with Saskia a healthy 3.5kg.
Collingwood
Children's Farm assistant manager Frank Palomares
said the happy event came as quite a shock to staff. "Our
farmers are trained to deliver animals, but not humans," he said. |
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