A calm-headed dad has delivered his baby daughter on the side of the motorway after his wife started giving birth en route to the hospital.
Heart-warming footage shows Lucas Arruda Rodrigues sitting on the kerb with the tiny newborn in his arms.
Tears of joy can be seen in his eyes as he looks down upon the infant.
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His wife, Renata Mendes Rodrigues, had a C-section scheduled at a hospital in Pilar do Sul, Brazil.
But she began feeling pain on the morning of two days earlier and had to be taken to the hospital early.
When her contractions intensified en route, Lucas, 36, pulled over onto the roadside.
He tried his best to keep his cool as he helped deliver little Cecília on his own.
She was born weighing 2.975 kg (6 lb and 9 oz) and in good health.
After the birth, Lucas’s brother, Leandro Rodrigues, rushed to the spot between Alambari and Sarapuí.
He filmed the tender scenes, which he captioned: “God is good all the time! My niece was born on the highway.
“Cecília is born! The power of a miracle.”
After the birth, an ambulance arrived at the scene and took the family to a hospital in Itapetininga.
Lucas – a civil engineer and occupational safety engineer – told local media: “I confess it wasn’t easy at all.
“It was really tense. I was sweating a lot and shaking.
“When the baby was born, I rolled her up in a towel and ran to the roadside assistance station.
“I crossed the double lane, jumped over the central reservation, and went to talk to the rescuers and the paramedics, who were amazing.”
Lucas and Renata, 32, also have a son, Thomáz.
Thomáz, aged 17 months, met his little sister for the first time on the afternoon of 6 October, as reported by Need To Know.
After being dropped off, Lucas recalled: “I walked into the hospital holding Cecília in my arms, and my wife followed right after.
“It was the most emotional moment of my life, and I’ll never forget it.”
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