Dad as "midwife"

Birth in the ambulance: Jannik was in a hurry

Successful birth: Raphael Krainbucher, Lukas Nikolowsky, the proud parents, Dr. Gertrude Rieger, Jonathan Müller and Stefan Drescher (from left).(Bild: Rotes Kreuz Kärnten)

On the way to the hospital on Tuesday, little Jannik slipped into the ambulance on the highway. All the emergency services - and dad too - became midwives. It was the family's second birth in an ambulance!

On Tuesday, Red Cross paramedics from Wolfsberg experienced an extraordinary operation: Manuela gave birth to her son Jannik on the A2 Südautobahn, just before the Pack exit, with the support of her husband Roman and the emergency services.

It is the family's fourth child - and actually the second to be born in an ambulance! Dad Roman Wonisch, who is himself a district rescue commander in Voitsberg-Köflach, quickly became a "midwife" as an emergency paramedic. Sarah, Jannik's big sister, is also already involved in the Red Cross youth group.

Civilian volunteer Jonathan Müller experienced this special mission on his very first day.(Bild: Rotes Kreuz Kärnten)

The paramedics from Wolfsberg - Raphael Krainbucher, Lukas Nikolowsky with Jonathan Müller (his first day as a community service worker!) as well as emergency paramedic Stefan Drescher and emergency doctor Gertrude Rieger - provided the family with professional assistance and transported mother and child to Wolfsberg Regional Hospital after the birth. At 3180 grams and 53 cm tall, little Jannik is doing well.