Margaret Jones thought her days of being a midwife had ended in the 1950s until her granddaughter Kathy Shah, 32, went into labour and called for help.
Despite having two artificial hips and not having delivered a baby since the 1950s, Mrs Jones, from Malmesbury, Wiltshire, helped bring 7lb 7oz Carys into the world.
Despite having two artificial hips and not having delivered a baby since the 1950s, Mrs Jones, from Malmesbury, Wiltshire, helped bring 7lb 7oz Carys into the world.
Mrs Shah, her husband Keval, a city banker, and 19-month-old son Dylan had just returned from a morning walk when the labour started.
Mrs Jones initially thought she was required for moral support when called last Friday.
She told the Wiltshire Gazette: "It got to the point where I realised my services might be required.
Mrs Jones initially thought she was required for moral support when called last Friday.
She told the Wiltshire Gazette: "It got to the point where I realised my services might be required.
"I thought to myself 'Maggie, it's time to wash your hands and don your overalls'.
"I was a bit worried because Kathy was on the floor and not on a bed. If there are complications, like a breach, you really need to be on a bed. But thankfully we didn't have any problems."
Mrs Jones, who delivered more than 1,000 babies in her career, trained in Edinburgh and later worked in her native South Wales.
"I was a bit worried because Kathy was on the floor and not on a bed. If there are complications, like a breach, you really need to be on a bed. But thankfully we didn't have any problems."
Mrs Jones, who delivered more than 1,000 babies in her career, trained in Edinburgh and later worked in her native South Wales.
She said: "In those days I used to be out and about on my bicycle. Of course, during the war, when scores of women were evacuated from London to Wales, we used to be delivering five, six, seven babies each night
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