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Babies don't wait for traffic lights: Woman gives birth in gridlock near Wellington Circle
By adamg on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 4:15pm
State Police report a woman gave birth in the back seat of a car stuck in traffic on Rte. 16 this afternoon.
The traffic was at a near standstill due to malfunctioning traffic lights at Wellington Circle, State Police said in a statement. When a frantic 911 call came in around 1:30 p.m. about a woman who appeared to be about ready to give birth, state troopers rushed to Rte. 16 on foot to try to get cars off the road - so that the driver could get her to the hospital in time. It didn't work:
As the vehicle pulled up the occupants told the troopers the baby was being born and was directed into the paking lot of the Medford barracks.
When troopers opened the door the back door the baby girl had just been born. Troopers ensured the baby was breathing and wrapped her up in blankets until the arrival of Medford EMS. The mother and child were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital by ambulance with a State Police escort. At this time the mother and child are reportedly in good condition.
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Comments
Flutes in the circle
This certainly called for a walk to Kappy's. I bet under the circumstance, they'd cough up a chilled champers and a couple of flutes to toast the new tot.
people, we have ambulances for a damn reason
People: if you're going into labor unexpectedly, CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE! We have them for a reason. They have these things on top called lights, and sirens. Plus there are people inside of them who can provide medical care along the way. Shocking!
That's not how labor works
Pregnancies and labor do not come with countdown timers. It could be an hour, it could be all day. It might have been several hours with the first one and no time at all with later arrivals.
Until insurance pays for an ambulance for every delivery, you're going to get the occasional surprise delivery in the back seat.
Oh hahahaha
Hahahahah ahhhhhahahahahahaaaahhaaa.
Okay.
So, why aren't you a millionaire with your superpowers of mother nature prediction? Do you have any idea what ob/gyn services and expectant mothers would pay for such excellent prediction information?
Or you don't have any idea.
1. Nothing said she went into
1. Nothing said she went into labor unexpectedly.
2. They probably did not check traffic reports before running out the door.
3. Ambulances are damn expensive.
Please Explain/Define
How one knows one is "in labor".
Somehow, I suspect you lack the equipment/experience to answer that.