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Woman Gives Birth On Busy Bay Area Freeway
Paramedics were called to Interstate 680 where they found a woman in active labor with complications.
BENICIA, CA — A woman gave birth on a North Bay freeway on Saturday evening, the Benicia Fire Department announced on Sunday.
Fire paramedics responded to reports of a woman in labor in a car driving northbound on Interstate 680 near Lake Herman Road.
On the scene, fire officials said they found the woman "in active labor with a complicated presentation" at 6:18 p.m.
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First responders delivered the baby, gave post-delivery care and transported the mother and her child to a local hospital. Both appeared to be "doing well" at the hospital after arrival, said the fire department.
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