A SOUTHAMPTON father was left having to deliver his newborn daughter during the lockdown.

Civil engineer Kane Crisp was at home with his 28-year-old partner Kayleigh MacPhail when her waters suddenly broke at 4am.

The midwives arrived three hours later to check on Kayleigh, after her contractions started.

After being examined, Kayleigh, who is already mum to five-year-old son Noah, was two centimetres dilated, meaning the midwife had to leave until her contractions were three minutes apart.

But by 9am, the couple had to call for help as Kayleigh felt a “change in her body”, but could feel the baby’s head while the midwife was still ten minutes away.

Customer service advisor Kayleigh said: “I called for Kane to call the midwife as I could feel a change in my body. The midwife advised Kane they were on their way.

“I began to explain to Kane that I could feel a lot of pressure below and felt as if baby's head was there. He said to go downstairs and he will start to fill the pool with cold water and for me to try and get in.”

Kayleigh had planned to have a water birth at home - but was expecting midwives to be there to deliver the baby.

She added: “I laid down on the sofa and told him I needed to push as I could feel the baby’s head was coming.

“Kane then rang the midwife and told them that I was needing to push to which I heard her say she was about 10 minutes away.”

But she felt she “couldn’t hold on", which is when Kane was left with no other option.

“Kane was panicking and trying to tell me to hold on as the midwife wouldn’t be long.

“After a few pushes, Kane delivered our beautiful daughter Winter on his own."

She was born at seven pounds and five ounces, on June 5.

Kane, 26, said: “It was one of the best and worst days of my life. Best being that I am able to say I delivered my own daughter, worst being I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.

“But thankfully it couldn’t have gone better.”