One year on – baby Orla marks her first birthday with ambulance crew reunion

After making a dramatic entrance into the world by being delivered by her father on the bathroom floor, Orla Howe was able to celebrate her first birthday by meeting the paramedic crew who came to her aid. It was the height of the pandemic when Orla’s mum Elizabeth went into labour on 30 May last year. Thinking it was just the early stages of labour, Elizabeth managed her pain at home with support from husband Patrick. But when the pain quickly grew worse, they found themselves having to call 999 ...