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Amber Smith didn’t realize she was pregnant until she gave birth in the shower.
Amber Smith, 18, believed she was sick with gastroenteritis or another illness when she bathed early on April 15.
The young Australian mother was unprepared for what happened next: the birth of her baby.
“When I was in the shower I felt great stress in my stomach and the next second there was water running everywhere and I screamed,” he said.
“Blairdon [her fiancé] He went downstairs and saw a head, so we started pushing. “
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In ten minutes, a baby boy, the young Queensland couple named Cooper Woods, was delivered to the shower floor.
Amber Smith says she “had no idea” that she was pregnant.
“It just seemed like another nine months, like I always had irregular periods, so nothing seemed out of the ordinary,” he said.
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Amber’s fiancé Blairdon said he thought she had been hurt at first.
“In the end I only had a small increase in my stomach, so I thought I was eating too much.”
Her fiancé says he thought Amber had “broken a bone” when he heard her scream.
“I came running to the bathroom … and I see my son’s head start to stick out,” he said.
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A baby boy, the young couple named Cooper Woods, was delivered to the floor of the shower.
“After that, it was a direct shock, so I called my mother and then I called Triple Zero.”
“Triple Zero helped me deliver my son in 10 minutes.”
The couple has the support of their two families.
Cooper is called his “baby miracle”.
This article originally appeared on 9News and has been republished with permission.
