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Wales Online
Neil Shaw

'I gave birth in car after four pushes thanks to daily exercises'

A mum gave birth in her car in just four pushes - and credits the swift delivery to three weeks of daily pelvic exercises. Jade Mead, 35, swore by her fitness regime - which included deep squats and side lunges - during her last two pregnancies. She did the exercises to ensure the birth would be as quick and easy as possible.

Her second labour happened so quickly she wasn’t able to make it to the hospital in time - and her husband, Ryan, 40, a digital marketer, had to pull his car over and deliver her baby on the roadside. Little Lottie, now four weeks old, popped out in just four pushes weighing 7lbs 2oz.

Mum and baby were taken to hospital to be checked over but are now home and healthy. Jade, a fitness coach said: “I had to give birth in the middle of a roadside.

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