Photos: Extraordinary moment when mother assists with own caesarean delivery

One Australian woman made a daring leap during her childbirth and delivered her own twins via caesarean section.

Gerri Wolfe, 41, gave birth to her 10th and 11th children, Matilda and Violet, at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, New South Walesthree days before Christmas, according to the Daily Mail.

Wolfe said she was 'devastated' when she learned there was a complication in her 36th week of pregnancy, causing her to have a caesarean section procedure. "My other caesareans were very sterile, very surgical, very impersonal," Wolfe told the Daily Mail. "People were talking about what they did on the weekend without even thinking about me laying on the table, going through this momentous experience of having a baby."

Wolfe then recalled a procedure she read about online called a maternal assisted caesarean, which is a traditional caesarean section except at the end the mother reaches into her own belly and pulls out her child.

"It's my body, it's my birth, it's my baby," Wolfe told the Daily Mail. Both of the children were delivered safely and healthfully. You can see images from the delivery above.