Woman gives birth on train
Categories: Pregnancy & birth, Health & safety, In the news, Weird but true
With the stories we hear of women giving birth in taxis and other forms of transportation on the way to the hospital, etc., it should come as no surprise to hear the story of a woman giving birth on a train. Needless to say, however, the mother was quite surprised, given her daughter was not due for another two months.
Bhuri Kalbi of India said not only did she not realize she'd given birth when she went to the bathroom on the train, but also that the baby had sadly slipped down the toilet, and, as a result, onto the train tracks below. What could have ended as a terribly sad story, however, has turned out to have a have a happy one after all.
The birth itself was so quick Kalbi didn't even notice. She fainted and then, when she awakened, immediately notified her family. The train was stopped and attendants from a nearby station were alerted. The baby was found uninjured on a bunch of pebbles.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
claire 2-28-2008 @ 6:58PM
Gah, I read this story on CNN this morning! So weird! Even at 32 weeks, how do you NOT know you're in labor? Seriously? I'm just glad the baby's alright. There's even a picture of it with the article, and it looks quite healthy to be so premature.
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Rachael 3-01-2008 @ 12:51AM
This story could go one of two ways...
Being the society this woman lives in she could have known full well she was in labour and decided to do away with the child and then realizing the reprocussions of doing this ran out to get her family and get help...
OR....
She went into pre-mature labour, bleeding, contractions and the normal things that happen and she passed out from the pain and blood loss etc., The chance to reach down around that belly while sitting and grab ahold of the enfant is practically impossible, and before having that chance the baby would have fallen. Sadly to pass out and not get help right away is more alarming for her, and baby.
I pray that its the 2nd option that really happened, and I dont read in a few days that she was really trying to get rid of a precious little girl because of societal obligations etc.
I also agree for being 7mths pregnant, this 2 month preemie looks great and healthy. I"m 7 months right now, and I pray if something were to happen like that to me (premature labour)that my little one would be as healthy.
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Rachel 3-02-2008 @ 6:34PM
I dont buy it. Not at all. Did the umbilical cord just somehow disintegrate????
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Holley 3-09-2008 @ 2:31PM
I'm sure she felt some contractions but didn't think it was labor. I did at 7 months for many hours once. She probably then thought she needed to have a BM and was bearing down and suddenly the baby slipped out unexpectedly. It's quite a miracle the baby was found OK!
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