Midwife almost killed when herd of cows sits and rolls on top of her "I've never seen cows act like that before - this must never happen to anyone else again," she said. Her parents, John and Susan Moody, who live just half a mile from the field, want the law changed to keep cattle with calves out of fields with public access and to require farmers to put signs up warning of the dangers. Mrs Moody, 62, said that as she entered the field, the cows had taken no notice of her daughter or her dog, Bell. "She was just over halfway across the field when a cow started to run towards her, followed by many others," she said. The cows weren't going to stop. One charged from behind and she was tossed in the air. She managed to get up after this but she was charged yet again, from the front this time. After she regained consciousness, she became aware different cows were dropping themselves on top of her - presumably with the intention of crushing her. She managed to crawl away between episodes of unconsciousness. Miss Smith staggered along a path to a neighbour's farm where she collapsed. Her mother added: "Her life is on hold for a year at least, we've been told. She's sustained life-changing injuries. Emma is a very experienced, dedicated midwife and hopes to return to her job eventually if her health permits. If only there had been a warning sign that cows with calves could be dangerous, then Emma wouldn't have entered the field. These recommendations should become law to ensure no other family has to go through what we've had to contend with. Mr Moody, 66, an RAF veteran, said: "When I first saw (Emma) she was in a terrible state. It was very upsetting. She genuinely could have been killed. Several factors saved her, a paramedic arrived very quickly in a car and the Sea King helicopter got here very quickly from RNAS Culdrose, which is very close to us. Being an ex-nurse she also realised after crawling out of the field that her lungs were filling up with liquid, presumably blood. She knew she needed to get up and get help fast. He disclosed that his daughter, who had recently moved back to Cornwall from Shrewsbury, where she lived with her former husband, had been hoping to start a course of IVF, which will now have to be put on hold. In May, Mike Porter, 66, was killed and his older brother seriously injured by a stampeding herd of cows in Turleigh, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts.