Rare: Nghe An husband delivers baby to wife on the way to hospital

The man was Mr. Luong Van Xieng (25 years old), residing in Xoi Voi village, Nhon Mai border commune (Tuong Duong). Mr. Xieng said that at around 11 am on October 8, his wife complained of stomach pain. According to the plan, she would give birth in 10 days, but seeing that his wife was in more pain, he hurriedly took her to Que Phong District Medical Center for examination.

Image of Mr. Xieng helping his wife give birth right on the roadside. Photo: FB

"After driving about 30km, my wife cried out in pain and told me to stop. I stopped the car on the side of the road and helped my wife to the side of the road. Immediately after that, I saw my wife's water break, so I had no choice but to deliver the baby immediately," Xieng recounted.

At that time, my hands and feet were shaking because this was the first time I had done this. After cutting the umbilical cord myself, I asked a passerby to call a taxi to take me and my child to Que Phong District Medical Center so that the doctors and nurses could take care of them. At present, my wife and child are both healthy and have been discharged from the hospital to return to my wife's parents' house in Que Son commune, Que Phong district.

The couple borrowed money and saved up to build the house but it is not yet complete. Photo: Dinh Tuan

It is known that the newborn baby is a boy weighing 2.9 kg and this is the second child of Mr. Luong Van Xieng and Ms. Moong Thi Hien.

Information from the local government where Mr. Luong Van Xieng resides said: "Mr. Xieng is in difficult circumstances. Recently, the couple borrowed money and saved up to build a house but have not been able to complete it yet."