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Father arrives just in time for birth of his daughter after fainting in delivery room

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Even with nine months of preparation before the big day, one father couldn’t have anticipated having to get staples in his head just hours before his daughter was born.

In a very detailed X, formerly known as Twitter, thread, Luke Epplin admitted to having fainted in the delivery room before his wife, Jane Healy, gave birth to their daughter, Ava. On 26 March, the candid man shared exactly how he realised the reality of a common trope when he passed out, hit his head, got a cat scan, and was forced to sprint through a hospital just so he

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