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Baby born on Paris sidewalk

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-14 10:45

PARIS  – A 41-year-old woman delivered a baby on a Paris sidewalk on Monday with help from a police team who spotted her in labour pain during a routine patrol, police said Tuesday.

A 41-year-old woman delivered a baby on a Paris sidewalk on Monday with help from a police team who spotted her in labour pain during a routine patrol, police said Tuesday. [Agencies]

The Malian woman had just stepped off the bus and was rushing to the nearby hospital when time ran out.

A police officer sent his partner inside the hospital to alert nurses while he wrapped the newborn infant in his jacket.

A hospital team arrived at the scene to cut the cord and bring mother and baby indoors.