By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
AS his three younger siblings played around him, nine-year-old Ethan Webb had to call for help when his mum went into labour.
It was Thursday 11 September 2014 when Kahla Webb had woken for another school drop off, that however didn’t go to plan.
“I got into the shower and knew it was coming,” Ms Webb said.
Baby Sailor was due on Saturday 13 September but decided to come two days early.
“I called out to Ethan and told him to call triple zero, I said to him stay close by so I can tell you what to say, but he said, ‘nah I’ve got it’,” Ms Webb said.
It was Ethan’s first triple zero call and one good enough to win him an award at the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) Triple Zero Hero award ceremony.
“I was scared for a little bit at the start when I didn’t know what had happened, but it was easy to talk on the phone,” Ethan said.
Ms Webb was in labour for 40 minutes and gave birth on her bedroom floor with Ethan standing at her head.
“Ethan pretty much delivered the baby,” she said.
“Mum was screaming and yelling, giving birth is very scary,” Ethan said.
The ambulance arrived at their Berwick home about five minutes after Ms Webb had delivered baby Sailor.
“The operator asked me how many weeks pregnant mum was, if she had any high risk complications, how many minutes apart her contractions were and to get towels, pillows and to unlock the front door,” Ethan said.
The birth went smoothly and Ms Webb stayed in hospital overnight for a blood transfusion.
“It was definitely an experience,” she said. Baby Sailor is now eight months old and Ethan said “he is the cutest little baby.”
“When I saw him, I thought he was so cute, very red and he was crying and squirming.”
Ethan was awarded for following his operator’s instructions on Wednesday 13 May at the Hotel Windsor and named the teddy bear he received at the ceremony after the operator, Tim.
“My favourite part of the awards was making my own ice cream,” Ethan said.
