Massachusette Woman gives birth at NYC Port Authority
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by raymondm under By Bus, News
A Massachusetts woman traveling to Oklahoma City with her three young children has given birth to a fourth child during rush hour at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
The Authority says 32-year-old Cheryl Peterson of Somerville, Mass., alerted officials at the midtown terminal she was going into labor during her layover Tuesday.
Six police officers and emergency medical technicians rushed to help Peterson, who was nine months pregnant. The Port Authority says the woman was preparing to go to an ambulance when she told them, “The baby’s coming out right now.”
A spokesman says the baby girl was delivered about 5:52 p.m. near Gate 24 in the south wing.
Cheryl is doing well at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:19 am
It’s great that nothing bad had happened to the woman, and especially the baby.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
That’s so cool! I think there were some movies based on stories like that. I wonder whether the baby will get a special fare for traveling from the bus terminal or not since he was born there.. =)
May 8th, 2008 at 2:54 am
I got a feeling that they were offered a ride for free.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
This what we should learn courtesy from the six police officers and emergency medical techician
May 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Please delete this comment.thanks
May 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Glad to hear she’s doing well : ]
May 13th, 2008 at 5:34 am
I forgot to greet the woman a Happy Mother’s Day.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:57 am
That’s precious. Hope both the baby and the mother are fine
June 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Shouldn’t see be not traveling because she’s in her due days/months?
@_@
June 8th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
yea.. she would have know that.. but i guess things happen and it is a bus terminal, so actually nobody would pay much attention to her.. it would be a different story if she is going oversea on a flight.