Ayrshire mum gives birth in shower as paramedics talk dad through DIY delivery over phone

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Irvine mum gave birth in the shower as paramedics talked her stunned partner through a DIY delivery over the phone.Taylor Penman, 24, realised it was too late to get to hospital when she spotted her baby's foot sticking out.Hero other-half Stuart Tyrie was forced to deliver daughter Eve himself — with a little help from medics.The 34-year-old kept his cool to remove the umbilical chord around the little one's neck before tying a knot in it with his shoelace as paramedics passed instructions down the phone.The drama unfolded at the couple's Castlepark home in the early hours of July 6 — two and a half week's before first-time mum Taylor's due date.She told Ayrshire Live: "We were in absolute shock as you can imagine."The whole thing happened.