A MUM who gave birth at the side of the A38 has thanked the Derby Telegraph for finding the motorist who stopped to help.
Monika Zawierucha, 24, said she was desperate to find the woman who went to her aid when she gave birth opposite the McDonald's restaurant at Derby's Markeaton Island.
We revealed the drama on our website and appealed for the driver to come forward.
Within a few hours, Kate Goodall, 23, of Findern, contacted our newsroom and revealed she was the mystery woman Monika and husband Jerzy were so keen to find.
Kate then made contact with Monika, who invited her round to her Mackworth home, where they recalled the birth drama on May 5.
Monika, who moved to Derby from Poland 18 months ago, said she was thrilled Kate came forward.
She said: "Kate came round and it was lovely. We chatted about the birth and it was good to finally be able to say thank you to her.
"It was nice. She brought her boy along and he got on really well with my five-year-old boy, Konrad.
"I'm glad she got in touch. I was really surprised at how quickly she came forward.
"It was literally within two or three hours after the story went on the Derby Telegraph website."
Monika was being rushed to hospital by Jerzy after she went into labour with their second child at home.
But by the time they reached Markeaton Island, the baby's head had already started to appear.
The shocked couple decided there was no time to get to the Royal Derby Hospital so Jerzy pulled over on the A38, opposite the McDonald's restaurant, and delivered the child himself.
However, this was not before he flagged down Kate – who stopped and helped by calling 999 and relaying instructions from the emergency control room.
Despite the trauma, daughter Hanna was born healthy and weighing 8lb 4oz. Recalling the birth, Kate – herself a mum-of-one – said: "When I saw Monika in the car, I thought she had passed out.
"I went over to the car and could see that instead she was giving birth. I couldn't believe it.
"I rang for an ambulance and the operator was asking lots of questions like how old she was and how many weeks into the pregnancy she was.
"I didn't really do much. It was Monika who obviously had to do most of the work!
"I would imagine it was quite scary giving birth on the side of the road. She did really well."
