Mom Delivers Baby On Edens Spur In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — A woman who delivered a baby on the side of the highway Tuesday morning is in good condition. The pregnant woman was in labor and driving herself to the hospital alone shortly after 1 a.m. when she had to pull over at the Edens Spur Toll Plaza near Pfingsten Road in Northbrook, authorities said.

Toll workers called police and explained a woman was having a baby on the side of the tollway, but by the time paramedics arrived the woman had already given birth, alone in her car. State police received a call that the woman had just delivered the baby and were notified the baby was crying around 1:13 a.m., according to a spokesperson.

Northbrook emergency medical services eventually transported the mother and her new baby, whose sex was not immediately disclosed, to Evanston Women's Hospital, where they were reported to be in good condition, according to police. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Evanston — or your community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

The new mother declined to comment to the Tribune through a spokesperson for Evanston NorthShore hospital.

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