'LIttle hero' six-year-old calls 999 before mum delivers her own baby

Mrs Kamunga, 31, was initially sent home from the Trowbridge Birthing Centre on Saturday evening as she was only 2cm dilated.

But after returning to her home in Shepherds Drove, West Ashton, her husband Francis went to buy pain relief medicine. Shortly after her waters broke with only their two young children in the house.

She shouted for her sons and Sasha came to his mum’s rescue, dialling 999 and telling the operator, ‘mum is having a baby now’.

Her older son Dean, nine, was also busy getting towels for his mum, who was in the bathroom.

Mrs Kamunga said: “It was very important that he phoned an ambulance and he is my little hero. Some children would just cry.”

Sasha, a pupil at West Ashton C of E Primary School along with his brother Dean, decided to raise the alarm having been told to if an emergency ever happened.

He said: “I just made a choice and it was a good one, phoning for an ambulance.”

The qualified social worker then sent her children downstairs so they did not have to watch the delivery while she talked the procedure through with the ambulance service operator.

In the space of an hour since leaving the birthing centre, at 8.45pm, Mrs Kamunga welcomed baby Zara to the world, weighing in at 7lb 7oz.

Dean said: “When we heard a baby crying, we knew it was a good thing. I was quite scared because something serious could have happened.”

Seven minutes after calling for the ambulance, the emergency services arrived and shortly afterwards Mr Kamunga returned home.

Self-employed Mr Kamunga, 38, said: “It just happened so quickly. I went out to the shop and I phoned back to see how she was doing but by the time I got back the ambulance had already arrived and the baby was born.

“The boys were really brave and we are very proud of them.”

Sasha and Dean are now continuing their big brother duties and have helped their mum since the birth by bathing Zara and helping out with the nappy duty.