Unexpected Birth on the A-4: Woman Gives Birth in Car En Route to Hospital

The event occurred in the early hours of the morning on the highway shoulder, near the M-30 junction, with emergency services assisting.

Generic image of emergency lights on a road at night.
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Generic image of emergency lights on a road at night.

A 34-year-old woman gave birth to her second baby inside her car on the A-4 in Madrid, while on her way to the hospital in the early hours of Sunday.

The unexpected delivery took place on the highway shoulder, just before the connection with the M-30. Madrid emergency services confirmed that both the mother and the newborn are in good health after the incident.
Around 2:30 AM, the woman's companion was forced to stop the vehicle upon realizing the imminent birth. SAMUR paramedics arrived at the scene to attend to the mother and the baby, who was born inside the car.

"The events occurred around 02:30 in the morning. The father had to stop the vehicle upon realizing that the birth was imminent."

Emergencias Madrid · Spokesperson
After the delivery, the baby was placed skin-to-skin with her mother. Both were then transferred to Hospital San José de Madrid, their original destination, escorted by the Municipal Police.