Pregnant Indian woman gives birth in car due to bad road

An Indian pregnant woman gave birth in a car while going to a prenatal check-up because the car was jolting violently due to bad roads.

Hospital nurses approach to help Parveenabanu and her child. Photo: Times of India.

The incident happened on September 17 in Hubli, Karnataka, reported the Times of India. Parveenabanu N, 26, who was pregnant with her third child, took a car from Anand Nagar Road to the hospital for a check-up. The distance, only about three kilometers, but the road had not been maintained for four years. The car was so bumpy that Parveenabanu went into labor and the baby's head popped out.

The situation was so urgent that Parveenabanu’s mother asked the driver to stop the car and find a doctor, but to no avail. She was forced to act as a midwife while the car continued on. Parveenabanu gave birth to a baby girl at 11:45 a.m., just as the car arrived at the hospital. Nurses quickly approached the car to assist Parveenabanu and her baby.

"I will never forget this day. I was so scared when the baby first came out. I thought the baby would die or something bad would happen to me. Luckily everything went well," Parveenabanu said.

According to VNE