Grandma Delivers Daughter’s Baby In The Back Seat Of Car And Then Saves His Life

Grandma Delivers Daughter’s Baby In The Back Seat Of Car And Then Saves His Life

A proud grandma says she is ‘thrilled’ after helping deliver her daughter’s baby in the back seat of her car—and then saving its life.

Shelby Cook was one week overdue when she arrived flustered at her mom’s house in early August.

Her mother Sonja Cook thought she would only be babysitting the couple’s other children while they gave birth at the hospital in South Yorkshire, England, but suddenly she heard her daughter shout, ‘it’s coming,’ from the car.

After finding Shelby lying on the back seat she telephoned for an ambulance.

It was anything but smooth sailing in the following moments—but it was Sonja’s quick thinking that saved Mason’s life due to the “caul birth,” as a part of the unbroken amniotic sac membrane covered the baby’s face.

“The whole time I was telling myself ‘this is not happening’,” the 46-year-old grandmother told SWNS news.

“After I saw his head he just flew out. He literally flew out into my arms, and I couldn’t believe what had just happened.”

“The men were running around to get towels and blankets to keep the baby warm.

But Sonja’s delight was quashed when they noticed the baby wasn’t crying and that’s when she realized something was wrong.

“I began patting his back and rubbing his airways but still nothing.

“He began turning bluey green, and I was panicking, but that’s when I felt a thin sack over his face, which I pulled off and sure enough he started having a little cry.

“I had watched TV programs before where stuff like goes on but I couldn’t believe it was happening to me.

“It all happened quite fast,” said Shelby, who named the baby Mason. “I was scared when I couldn’t hear him cry as that’s what you want to hear.”

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When Shelby arrived at her mom’s house at 4:39 that morning, her ‘water’ hadn’t broken yet, as usually happens during labor. The amniotic sac was still in tact and she was also worried the hospital wouldn’t accept her, because her contractions weren’t coming every three minutes.

Sonja urged her to come drop the kids off and get to the hospital.

“Delivering Mason was terrifying, as his life was in my hands,” she recalled. “It was dark in the back of the car so I couldn’t see it at first. But it was a huge relief.”

“Mason is doing absolutely amazing, he is a such a lovely baby.”

He weighed eight pounds and five ounces.

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“I’ve been there for each of my grandchildren’s births. But to actually deliver your final grandson was special.”

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“Mason is a good healthy baby, and now we have a good story to tell him when he is older.”