Father delivers own baby on doorstep of Texas hospital
Man helps partner give birth on footpath outside Texas hospital
- A man in Texas helped his pregnant partner give birth on the doorstep of Methodist Dallas Medical Center when she could not reach the delivery room in time.
- CCTV footage released by Methodist Health System showed Luis Mendoza assisting Angelica Martinez in delivering their baby girl outside the hospital's drop-off area.
- The couple had been just two blocks away when contractions intensified, making it a race against time to get to the ward.
- Doctors and nurses quickly ran out to assist, and both mother and baby were then taken inside the hospital; they were able to go home a few days later.
- Watch the video in full above.