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Baby born on side of road at Golden Gate Park after parents stuck in traffic
A doula in a nearby car coached the delivery, and 2 emergency crews later transported mother and baby to a hospital in good condition.
- On Saturday, parents Karollyn and Nate delivered their healthy baby girl, Cielle Ray, on the roadside near Crossover Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Golden Gate Park after gridlock stalled their hospital trip.
- Traffic through the park was exacerbated by a Caltrans closure of Highway 101 for resurfacing, which diverted drivers onto surface streets, while a multi-car crash on 19th Avenue further compounded the congestion.
- American Medical Response personnel arrived on foot after abandoning their ambulance two blocks away due to congestion, while a nearby doula coached Karollyn through the delivery before SFFD Paramedic Engine 14 arrived.
- Both mother and daughter were transported to a local hospital in good condition, prompting the San Francisco Fire Department to call the arrival a "true testament to the dedication, compassion and teamwork of our first responders."
- While unplanned roadside births are rare, occurring in about 2.1% of 911 pregnancy calls, San Francisco has seen similar incidents in Golden Gate Park, including a 2016 birth behind the Rose Garden.
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An American woman gave birth to her baby in her vehicle, stuck in a major traffic jam in San Francisco.
·Montreal, Canada
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The girl was in a hurry into the world, and her parents were stuck in traffic. And so she was born right there, on the road near one of the parks in San Francisco. Traffic jams also thwarted plans for rescuers. So one team parked a few blocks away and ran to help and just caught the birth, the other was too late. But fortunately, the doula, who guided the young mommy through the birth, also found herself in the same impasse.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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