A new mum gave birth in her SLEEP after she dozed off during labour .
Alice Payne, 23, woke up to find she had nearly pushed son Philip out, after a machine monitoring her contractions misread how intense they were.
She had almost given birth to her 6lb 4oz son when she fell asleep again for the final minutes of her first child’s labour.
Alice had been medically induced but a machine had misread her contractions and did not identify how close to together her contractions were.
Thinking she was some way off giving birth, doctors gave her medication to help her sleep and build her strength for the final push.
But to their amazement they watched as she pushed her son out whilst napping at the same time.
And after waking for the final few minutes of the labour, she immediately fell back to sleep after Philip made his entrance into the world.
She said: "I remember a nurse trying to put Philip in my arms but I was going to sleep again. I woke up two hours later to properly meet him.
"Though I'm pleased I missed the pain of labour, I do wish I had been more present for my first baby's birth.
"Now when he's older and asks me, I'll have to tell him I nodded off."
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