A Swansea woman has praised kind-hearted strangers for coming to her aid when she went into labour - at a petrol station. Sian, 32, had planned to give birth at home, but when midwives weren't able to come to her home, she and her partner got in their car to drive to the hospital.
But baby wasn't ready yet so Sian and her partner Daniel were sent home. Hours later, Sian began to feel great pain, so the pair got back in their car to travel to Singleton Hospital. While en-route, Sian's waters broke suddenly and she and Daniel had to make the brave decision to pull over. They stopped at the nearest petrol station, Northway Garage in Bishopston, and Sian was barely out of her car before she went into labour and gave birth on the grass, metres away from the petrol pumps on Tuesday (July 12) afternoon.
Passers-by immediately rushed to her aid, including an off-duty healthcare worker who had only popped into the petrol station to buy an ice cream, as well as a vet and other locals, whilst garage staff helped shield Sian from the roadside and passing traffic.
