Anyone who has gone through labor and delivery before will likely tell you that it's best to expect the unexpected. An Ontario, Canada couple's recent experience is a perfect example.
Troy and Erika Campbell were heading to the hospital on the highway when they had to deliver the baby themselves. And because Troy began filming the experience for YouTube once Erika's water broke, their daughter's dramatic birth was captured on camera as well.
The clip, which has also gone viral on TikTok, shows Erika in labor, chatting with her midwife when it's clear the baby isn't going to wait any longer. The midwife advised the Campbells to pull over to the side of the road and call 911.
The now dad of three did what the midwife advised and proceeded to take directions for supporting his wife's delivery over the phone. "It's coming out, it's almost out—tell me what to do please," the stunned dad says in the clip.
Once the baby was out, they put her on Erika's chest and waited for what felt like "forever" for their newborn to cry, Troy later told Global News. But 20 seconds later, the little girl, who they named Nova, wailed, offering her parents the relief that they had just welcomed a healthy baby girl.
Erika told CBC News that her water had broken that afternoon, but she wasn't feeling much pain. Though both of her previous children had been delivered fairly quickly, and she had been told this one likely would as well, she said she wasn't expecting things to "speed up as fast as [they] did."
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