When labour is on the horizon, there are a few things you need to do to ensure you are ready ~ pre-pack your bag, install the infant seat and make sure that you car has enough GAS in it to get to the hospital.
An 8-story building collapse in the Bangladesh city of Dhaka brought tragic news for many last week but for one woman, it also brought the news of a baby. Trapped under the rubble, the expectant mom gave birth to a baby boy and was rescued six hours later.
Michelle Booth was in the advance stages of her labour and to make these last few minutes even more special she and her husband decided to check in to a hotel close to the hospital. Little did they know that this hotel room that would turn into the maternity ward!
A train delay during rush hour is not what passengers expect, but this one time, no one wanted to hurry when a woman gave birth inside the train.
Despite being in a hospital one expectant mom was left to deliver her baby on her own, at Blackdown Hospital in Sydney Wednesday morning.
This has been the year of the unusual childbirth. Babies this year have been born in cars, airplanes, ferries, at bus stops and even a zoo!! Continuing the trend, a baby boy made his debut into the world onboard a coastguard helicopter.
The Bainbridge-to-Seattle ferry converted to a delivery room on Thursday afternoon when a women gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on board. Luckily, there were a midwife, an OB/GYN nurse and two EMTs onboard the ferry to assist with the baby’s arrival.
Thanksgiving had an extra special meaning for the Bennett family this year. When Delores’ contractions began early Thursday morning, the family piled into their SUV and headed to the hospital. But not long down the road Jeremy says he knew the baby could not wait.
As we all know, babies will come whenever and where ever they please. Sometimes that where ever happens to be a place where no medical assistance is available. But thankfully for a UK mom, help was close by when her little boy chose to arrive while she was out shopping.
Keaton Mason and her fiancée were on the way to the hospital to deliver their first child, but just 15 minutes from their home, their daughter decided she couldn’t wait. So just before 10 p.m., they pulled off into a truck stop and delivered the little girl in the back seat of their car.
While being detained in the Ottawa Carleton Detention Center, Julie Bilotta gave birth to a son. While not the ideal situation, it should be one that is safe. Instead, Julie says her cries for help during labor were ignored by the jail guards and she was forced to give birth alone in her cell.
A Russian woman boarded a Moscow bound flight 30 weeks pregnant but came out holding her baby girl. The passengers and crew of the country’s largest airline Aeroflot were taken by surprise when her baby girl decided to enter the world mid-flight on Monday.
Shawna Arnold and her boyfriend were on their way to Concord Hospital to deliver their baby girl. But, as we know, sometimes babies just won’t wait. Little Katie was one of those babies.
