A husband who had not wanted to witness his wife giving birth‚ ended up delivering their baby girl himself — on the side of the road when they encountered a traffic jam en route to hospital.
“When the family arrived at the hospital‚ the beautiful baby girl was lying on her mother’s chest‚ swaddled in a towel‚” said the general manager of Netcare Olivedale Hospital‚ Bets Welman.
The baby’s due date was only on February 9 but at 1am last Wednesday‚ Tshepiso Mbambisa began to feel uncomfortable. She initially dismissed the physical symptoms she was experiencing as Braxton Hicks contractions‚ which are a normal aspect of pregnancy due to the uterus tightening from time to time. However‚ to be on the safe side‚ they planned to check with the hospital’s maternity sisters “to be on the safe side“.
“As she did not realise quite how imminent the happy arrival was‚ she had a bath before setting off‚” Welman said.
When the soon-to-be father began driving her to the hospital‚ they were caught up in the morning traffic‚ which slowed their journey.
“We understand that the father initially had not planned to be present at the birth‚ and that Mbambisa’s mother was going to be her birthing partner. In the event‚ it seems that Mr Mbambisa daughter had other plans as‚ on the way to Netcare Olivedale Hospital‚ Mrs Mbambisa felt the need to start pushing and soon realised that the baby’s head was crowning‚” Welman said.
“Mr Mbambisa had to park on the side of the road‚ and ultimately delivered his daughter himself at approximately 07h15.
“The mother later quipped that the other drivers must have seen her legs as she had to assume a position that was conducive to labour‚ but rather unconventional for travelling in a car.”
The baby weighed 2.8kgs.
“The proud parents have named their little bundle of joy Julile‚ and both mother and baby are doing very well. The family told us that the grandmother‚ who was initially expecting to be present at the birth‚ had expressed her wish that the baby would be born on a Wednesday because this was her day off from work. In this respect little Julile obliged‚” Welman concluded.
Baby born in car en route to hospital
“When the family arrived at the hospital‚ the beautiful baby girl was lying on her mother’s chest‚ swaddled in a towel‚” said the general manager of Netcare Olivedale Hospital‚ Bets Welman.
The baby’s due date was only on February 9 but at 1am last Wednesday‚ Tshepiso Mbambisa began to feel uncomfortable. She initially dismissed the physical symptoms she was experiencing as Braxton Hicks contractions‚ which are a normal aspect of pregnancy due to the uterus tightening from time to time. However‚ to be on the safe side‚ they planned to check with the hospital’s maternity sisters “to be on the safe side“.
“As she did not realise quite how imminent the happy arrival was‚ she had a bath before setting off‚” Welman said.
When the soon-to-be father began driving her to the hospital‚ they were caught up in the morning traffic‚ which slowed their journey.
“We understand that the father initially had not planned to be present at the birth‚ and that Mbambisa’s mother was going to be her birthing partner. In the event‚ it seems that Mr Mbambisa daughter had other plans as‚ on the way to Netcare Olivedale Hospital‚ Mrs Mbambisa felt the need to start pushing and soon realised that the baby’s head was crowning‚” Welman said.
“Mr Mbambisa had to park on the side of the road‚ and ultimately delivered his daughter himself at approximately 07h15.
“The mother later quipped that the other drivers must have seen her legs as she had to assume a position that was conducive to labour‚ but rather unconventional for travelling in a car.”
The baby weighed 2.8kgs.
“The proud parents have named their little bundle of joy Julile‚ and both mother and baby are doing very well. The family told us that the grandmother‚ who was initially expecting to be present at the birth‚ had expressed her wish that the baby would be born on a Wednesday because this was her day off from work. In this respect little Julile obliged‚” Welman concluded.
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