I gave birth to my baby in the CAR while my daughter watched and my partner drove to the hospital

A shocked mother has revealed how she gave birth in a car while her partner drove to the hospital – and her eldest daughter was also by her side.

Loren Cash, 24, from Maesteg, South Wales, was expecting her second baby when she went into labour at home at 1.30am.

She woke partner Andy Patrick and packed 20-month-old daughter Nova into the car still wearing her pyjamas to make the nine-mile journey.

But baby Luna-Rae couldn’t wait – and was born in the passenger seat while her parents – who were eventually able to park at a train station – were stuck on a dual carriageway.

Loren said: ‘We were on the dual carriageway so Andy couldn’t stop and I was having the contractions really close together and then I saw the baby’s head and I sort of leaned on [Andy] and she just landed on the passenger seat chair.’ 

She added: ‘I thought it would be the same again and it was not as painful so I thought I had lots of time. There wasn’t even any time to dress Nova so we had to put her in the car in her pyjamas and the midwives stayed on the phone.’

They tried to make the short trip to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend but Loren couldn’t wait; she gave birth around a mile away from the maternity ward.

They parked in a train station car park where father Andy checked his new daughter was breathing and wrapped her in a towel before continuing to hospital.

Loren said: ‘Thankfully my daughter was breathing and he put her in my lap and got to the hospital where a team of midwives were waiting at the doors to A&E.

Loren Cash (pictured with her daughters), 24, from Maesteg, South Wales, was expecting her second baby when she went into labour at home at 1.30am

She woke partner Andy Patrick and packed 20-month-old daughter Nova into the car still wearing her pyjamas to make the nine-mile journey. Pictured, Luna-Rae

But baby Luna-Rae (pictured with her sister) couldn’t wait – and was born in the passenger seat while her parents – who were eventually able to park at a train station – were stuck on a dual carriageway

Loren (pictured with her baby, left) said: ‘We were on the dual carriageway so Andy couldn’t stop and I was having the contractions really close together and then I saw the baby’s head and I sort of leaned on [Andy] and she just landed on the passenger seat chair.’

‘They cut the cord and got me upstairs to deliver the placenta. It just all seemed to happen very fast. It was all a bit of a haze. Luna-Rae was not small either.

‘She was 9lbs 9.5oz and all I had was adrenalin. There was an early-morning jogger in the car park so they must have been wondering what on earth was going on.

‘My poor partner was traumatised and Nova had no idea what was going on but everyone is well and that is the most important thing.

‘They kept Luna in for six days just to make sure there were no infections and now she is safely back home with us. It was certainly an experience neither of us will ever forget.’

The family tried to make the short trip to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend but Loren couldn’t wait; she gave birth around a mile away from the maternity ward. Pictured, Loren’s two daughters 

They parked in a train station car park where father Andy checked his new daughter (pictured with her sister) was breathing and wrapped her in a towel before continuing to hospital