Baby girl born in backseat of taxi
VIDEO - De'asia Renee Patricia Smith was delivered by paramedics Saturday in the back of her father's taxicab...
De’asia Renee Patricia Smith was delivered by paramedics Saturday in the back of her father’s taxicab.
Tanieka Vaughan said when her water broke at about 6 a.m., she told the father, William Smith, to get her to the hospital.
But when Smith looked into the back seat and saw the baby’s head crowning, he pulled into a fire station.
“I thought it was a movie,” Smith said. And according to Vaughan, the paramedics at first thought Smith was joking around.
“So when the man came out, he saw the baby was in my drawers,” she said. “The baby’s head was out, with the arm hanging out.”
A paramedic delivered the baby in the back of the taxicab, keeping the infant warm and providing other medical assistance.
Both mother and the baby were transported in good condition to University of Maryland Medical Center.
“Everything worked out for the best, though. As long as she’s healthy and the baby’s healthy, everything is all right,” William Smith said.
