WARNING: Distressing.

A MAN raped his pregnant girlfriend while she was on all fours on her bed in the “advanced stages” of labour, a UK court has heard.

The man allegedly assaulted his partner, despite her “crying out in pain”, at their West Hull home four hours before she gave birth in hospital, The Hull Daily Mail reports.

However the man, who has not been identified, said he couldn’t remember having sex with his girlfriend.

The accused, who is in his 40s, told the Hull Crown Court he and his partner had been writing down the time between each contraction, and he sent a text message to her mother when she said they were “getting worse”.

During cross-examination, prosecutor Michael Greenhalgh said to the accused: “From what you’ve told us, from you getting up that day to her mum arriving, you have not had sex.”

The man responded: “Not as far as I’m aware.”

When Mr Greenhalgh suggested it was a “significant day”, the accused said: “It’s significant having a baby, not having sex.”

Mr Greenhalgh said: “Well, it’s a lot more significant now you’ve been charged with rape.”

The court heard the man was present at the birth and cut the baby’s umbilical cord. The man also said he and his girlfriend had a “healthy sex life” during her pregnancy.

The trial continues.