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‘My car park angel’: Mum reunited with nurse who delivered baby outside Adelaide hospital

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  • A South Australian mother has reunited with the nurse who helped deliver her son in a hospital car park. Tess Salter gave birth to Ronnie outside Flinders Medical Centre after the couple's trip along the Southern Expressway took an unexpected turn.
  • Paediatric nurse Alice Metcalfe was arriving for work when she heard the labour and ran to help. Within minutes, Ronnie had arrived, and Metcalfe announced his sex.
  • The experience has inspired Metcalfe to begin training as a midwife.
‘My car park angel’: Mum reunited with nurse who delivered baby outside Adelaide hospital
Photo: 7News South Australia

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