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The app that helped a mum give birth ... on her parents' lawn ... 10 mins after her contractions started

By the light of her sister's mobile phone, Sydney mum Lynsey Mudie gave birth on her parents' front lawn on Sunday morning.

Lynsey was at her parents' house when her contractions started and was walking to the car when the baby came, just 10 minutes later.

Her sister Nicola quickly downloaded a torch app on her phone "so I was providing light because it was pretty dark,"

"To begin with I just thought: 'Wow, this is happening'," Lynsey told local newspaper The North Shore Times. "And I remember thinking that I should be in hospital," 

"I was thinking: 'Oh my God, I can't believe I'm having my baby on my parents' front lawn'."

Thirty seconds after the baby's swift arrival, an the ambulance came and paramedics took over, helping proud dad Sam cut the cord.

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