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Doggy Midwife Helps UK Woman Through Childbirth

Amee Tomkin, her assistance dog Belle and her new son Olly.  Amee Tomkin's assistance dog Belle is believed to be one of the first dogs in the UK ever to be allowed on a hospital labor ward. PHOTO BY JANE RUSSELL/SWNS

Meet the UK’s first doggy midwife who helped her pregnant owner through child birth inside a maternity ward.

Amee Tomkin’s assistance dog Belle is believed to be one of the first dogs in the UK ever to be allowed on a hospital labor ward.

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