Appendix? No, you're about to have a baby

Kimberley Robinson, 22, attended Hull Royal Infirmary when she began having stomach pains.

She had no idea she was pregnant and later spoke of her "absolute shock" at giving birth to Mackenzie, who weighed a healthy 7lb 14oz. Her son, now five weeks old, is said to be doing well.

The waitress, who lives in Hull, woke at 6.30am on February 1 short of breath and with a mild pain in her stomach.

Fearing a recurrence of recent problems she had suffered with her appendix, she called for sister-in-law Deanne Norris, 18, who rang for an ambulance.

She said: "Even as I got out of the ambulance I didn't know what was happening, but literally as I walked into A&E I could feel something happening to me.

"I was placed on a bed in A&E and a curtain was pulled across, and when I got into that position I could see the baby's head. I was in complete shock.

"They had barely got my pyjama bottoms off when he arrived."

She added: "It wasn't really painful and it happened so quickly. As soon as I saw him fully it was an incredible feeling. All the shock disappeared and I fell in love with him automatically."

Doctors told her it is "very unusual" for someone to be unaware they are pregnant.

Ms Robinson, who is separated from Mackenzie's father, said: "The doctors told me I had been pregnant for exactly nine months, I just can't believe I didn't know.

"My periods had been as normal and I hadn't had morning sickness or anything like that."