Early arrivals seem to be a family trait for Helen Marks. Twenty-five years ago her dad was on hand to deliver her daughter Hannah at home when she appeared 11 days before she was due to be born.
Now, 25 years later, Helen has played the midwife to deliver Hannah's child after he arrived when she gave birth on the kitchen floor - 11 days early. Read more: The Flying Scotsman travelled through Greater Manchester today - did you spot it? Henry weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 10oz but not before a familiar family drama.
Hannah, from Droylsden, said: "I had gone to my grandma's for tea. I had been feeling cramps earlier but nothing too bad. I was there with my other children, Amelia, three, and Joseph, one. "But within ten minutes of getting
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