All hands on deck for Velvet's dramatic birth

By Dominic Geiger
Updated July 16 2014 - 10:50pm, first published 10:00pm
Ruthie Lawson is all smiles on the verandah of her home where she gave birth to her second child, Velvet, during a howling gale. With her is 21-month-old daughter Indie. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR
Ruthie Lawson is all smiles on the verandah of her home where she gave birth to her second child, Velvet, during a howling gale. With her is 21-month-old daughter Indie. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR

Giving birth standing up on a verandah in the middle of a howling gale isn't what most mothers picture when they think about bringing a baby into the world.

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