Woman gives birth after being rescued from Brisbane floods by neighbours and a kayak

Krystle Henry was kayaked to hospital by a neighbour in Brisbane to give birth. Photograph: Clare Maher

The last thing Krystle Henry and Matt Bridges thought they would be dealing with in the hours before the birth of their son was a complex logistical problem caused by catastrophic flooding across the state of Queensland.

Roughly 24 hours before a scheduled caesarean at Brisbane’s Mater Mothers’ hospital, the family had woken up on Monday to find themselves cut off by flood waters.