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Thomas said the actress gave birth to daughter Scarlett in two and a half hours without taking any medication.
"It was the perfect labour. No gas and air, no epidural. She was just on all fours going for it. She was glowing afterwards," he told OK!.
"Any man that reckons he's on the same level as a woman after having a baby can forget it. I don't think a man could deal with that."
The 24-year-old, who plays Jason Grimshaw in the ITV1 soap, also revealed that he stood well back as O'Brien gave birth.
He said: "Don't touch a woman in labour unless you want trouble. I did once and Tina looked at me like she was going to bite my hand off!"
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