A mum had to give birth to her first baby on her living room floor with just paracetamol as pain relief because her husband had been told to self-isolate.
Ashlee Graham, 26, was unable to give birth in hospital because husband Richard was just last week told he must shield for three months as he was deemed Covid-19 high risk.
So Ashlee welcomed baby girl Agnes at her home in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Ashlee and Richard hired a birthing pool at late notice but, by the time the home midwife arrived, just paracetamol was on hand to ease the pain. "I hadn't originally planned to have a home birth, but it ended up being the best option for us," the first-time mother said. "We hired a birthing pool and the home birth midwife was there to talk me