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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Dan Warburton

Woman with autism gives birth to son - with help of a VERY unusual 'midwife'

An anxious mum has been helped through pregnancy and childbirth by a “canine midwife”.

Amee Tomkin’s assistance dog Belle was on the maternity ward with her up until the moment she went to theatre for a caesarean… and was the first to meet her new son Olly.

The animal is believed to be one of the first dogs in the UK ever to be allowed on a hospital labour unit.

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