Crime & Safety
Rideshare Driver Delivers Baby In Sherman Oaks
A mother and her newborn are in good condition today despite the fact that the baby was delivered by a rideshare driver in the backseat.
SHERMAN OAKS (CNS) - A woman gave birth in the back of a rideshare vehicle in Sherman Oaks Friday with the help of her driver.
Both mother and newborn are doing just fine now, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The baby was born at about 8:40 0n the 12900 block of Riverside Drive, said Stewart.
The driver helped the woman through the delivery because that baby wasn't going to wait for the paramedics to arrive.
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"The driver of a rideshare vehicle was primary assist for the successful delivery of a newborn in the vehicle," Stewart said.
"The father was also present and supported the mother," according to Stewart, who said both mother and newborn child were in good condition when firefighters took them to a hospital.
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City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report. Image via Richard Vogel/Associated Press
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