Watch heartwarming moment Aberdeenshire newborn towed home from hospital during snowstorm

After a false alarm which led her and partner Jake to travel to Aberdeen for two days, she returned home - where her waters broke almost immediately.

They rushed to nearby Peterhead Maternity Unit, where baby Frank was born.

The couple were desperate to get home from hospital before roads worsened again, but became stuck nearly half a mile from their home.

Thankfully, a kind neighbour was able to rescue them - towing the family car back home behind his tractor.

"We never would have made it up that road - the roads were so bad," said Gracie.

"We would have had to walk about a quarter of a mile, so it was such a relief."

Days earlier, hoping to have her baby in the nearby Peterhead Maternity Unit, Gracie and Jake booked a hotel close by and travelled once able.

But when Gracie began experiencing contractions, she was told the hospital was having issues with their gas and air, and she would have to travel to Aberdeen.

"On January 2, we'd had a massive dump of snow - we'd been snowed in for a few days, and we couldn't even leave the house because the snow was so bad," she said.

"I really wanted to give birth in Peterhead because we're about 20 minutes from there, but I was starting to have a few things happen.

"We were worried we weren't going to be able to get to the hospital, so we booked a hotel in Peterhead so we were close by.

"On the 5th, I was having contractions, so we went to hospital and they said they couldn't take me because they had an issue with their gas and air.

"They advised me to go through to Aberdeen - the journey was horrendous, the roads were so bad.

"There were cars everywhere, there was a lorry jacknifed - I was being sick, thinking I was going into labour.

"We phoned an ambulance because I thought I was going to have him in the van."

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Thankfully, her labour was a false alarm, and after two nights in Aberdeen, received a call that Peterhead Hospital was ready to take them.

"We made our way back to my mum's house on the 7th," said Gracie.

"I sat down on my mum's bed for a lie down and my waters just went.

"Frank was born three hours later."

Gracie stayed in hospital for 24 hours, but the couple were eager to get home to avoid being snowed in further.

Neighbours called in for the rescue

Facing a treacherous last mile of the journey, the couple called their neighbours, Graham and Lynn Pirie, who immediately came to the rescue with their tractor.

"We rent our house from Graham and Lynn, and they've helped us up the track before," said Gracie.

"I said we're heading home with our baby, and could they be on call if we can't get up the road.

"Graham had been feeding the sheep and he came as quick as he could.

"He got us up the road safe, and that was it, we got home!"

Gracie and Jake made it home safely with the newest addition to their family - but thanks to the icy roads, still hasn't met his siblings, 3 and 2.

The couple are eternally grateful to the midwifery staff and to Graham and Lynn - and say they can't wait until the family is reunited.

‘Farmers have been amazing’

"The farmers have been amazing throughout this period of snow," said Gracie.

"I've seen all the work that they've been doing because the roads have been so bad, so thank you to all the farmers.

"The midwives and staff at the Peterhead Maternity Unit were brilliant, and of course thank you to Graham and Lynn.

"We've got two children already who are stuck at my mum's house because the snow's so bad.

"It'll be nice once everything's back to normal and we can get on with our little lives.

"We had so many things stacked against us with the weather, but I got what I wanted - my birth at Peterhead, and Frank home safely."