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A nurse ran out into the middle of the car park, with a sheet held up as a makeshift barrier, to hide us from onlookers. I stood there exposed, slumped over my kneeling husband, as he supported my weight.
I remember looking down, seeing my legs shake as that final contraction engulfed my entire being… and then Millie was here.
Nick caught her from the front, and our Midwife Deb caught her from behind. Do you have her?! , Deb asked. I don’t have her, I don’t have her! , Nick called back, terrified of dropping Millie onto the tarmac of the car park.