- A 17-year-old girl in China went into labour while going out with her family
- She gave birth to a baby with the help of onlookers who covered her on the street
- Paramedics arrived to remove the umbilical cord and take the pair to hospital
A pregnant teenager has delivered a healthy baby on a street in China as she was out shopping during the national day holiday.
A video has emerged online showing the moment the girl lying on the ground as a companion of her helped deliver the baby on the street.
The baby was found to have no health problems and was taken to the hospital immediately.
A pregnant teen lied on the street as she went into labour in south-west China’s Jiangxi Province (left). The woman, in yellow top, called the paramedics for help (right)
According to Pear Video, the incident took place in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, on October 1, which was the National Day of China.
Jiangxi News reported that the 17-year-old teenage girl was going out with a man and the man’s mother, and had not experienced any signs of labour earlier.
She started to suffer pain on the street and had to lie down.
The video shows onlookers carrying sun umbrella to cover her from being seen by the crowd on the street.
A woman in yellow T-shirt, suggested to be the mother of her male companion, called for emergency service.
The girl’s companion was holding the baby’s head during labour.
It was suggested in the video that the man is the baby’s father as onlookers said ‘congratulations, you are a father now’ to him.
A man, who was seen walking with the girl, helped to fetch the newborn on the street (left). Paramedics and a doctor arrived with a stretcher upon an emergency call (right)
The doctor cleaned the baby after cutting the umbilical cord from the new mother (left). The baby was confirmed to be in a good state of health (right)
Soon when the paramedics arrived, doctors removed the umbilical cord for the new mother.
The girl and baby were sent onto a stretcher and taken to the hospital immediately.
One onlooker suggested the family name the baby after the national day as ‘Guo Qing’.
The new mother and the baby were confirmed to be in a healthy state after initial check-up.