Hero lifesavers reunited with baby Bonnie

Hero lifesavers from the Scottish Ambulance Service have been reunited with the baby they saved seven months after the traumatic birth.

Olivia Dunne, of Cowdenbeath, husband Craig and baby Bonnie, had an emotional reunion with Glenrothes frontline crew Emma Hulme, Paramedic and Dale Brown, Technician.

Bonnie, the couple’s first child, is now eight-month-old is making great progress after the breech birth - where a baby is delivered bottom or feet first – where she had to be given emergency CPR and spent six days in a specialist neonatal unit at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

Olivia said the birth, which happened on January 27, was terrifying and Bonnie wouldn't be alive today if not for the crew.

She said: “If the crew hadn’t come so quickly and managed to get me and baby to the hospital, my baby wouldn’t have made it.

“I am eternally grateful for the care and love they provided as well as staying with me until baby was born. They've absolutely, they've saved her life. This could have been a completely different story.

Dale said every month on the 27th he is sent an update on Bonnie, including photos, and was delighted to meet up with the family again.
He said: “This little girl will be beside in my head and in my heart forever. to hear that Bonnie is progressing so well means the world.

Emma said: “She's coming on an absolute treat and I hope she carries on developing to the best she can be. It was also lovely to see Olivia and Craig as well catch up with them in a less emergency situation.”

Speaking of the incident, Olivia said she was at home in the early stages of labour when her “waters went”. Calling the hospital’s maternity ward, she was advised to head straight into hospital.

She added: “However, when I stood up I could feel the baby coming, so I knew we wouldn't have made it ourselves.”

As a result of the breech birth, Bonnie was without oxygen for a while, with Olivia adding: “When she was born, she needed CPR and intubation to bring her back around – it was terrifying.”