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Texas man drives through traffic as he films wife giving birth in front seat of minivan
HOUSTON – Video shows a Houston-area man filming his wife giving birth to their 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) baby son next to him as he drives through traffic in an unsuccessful effort to reach a birthing centre in time.
Jonathan and Lesia Pettijohn were stuck in traffic for more than an hour this week when her water broke, forcing her to self-deliver their newborn son, Josiah.
Jonathan Pettijohn told KHOU-TV in Houston that they didn’t pull over because there was no apparent danger to his wife or the baby.
The roughly four-minute video shows him calmly instructing his wife while she screams, “It’s coming out! It’s coming out!”
After the birth, he says, “We did it! High-five, babe!”
Birthing centre staffers were surprised to find Josiah already in hand when the couple arrived.
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