Woman Gives Birth To 10lb Baby In Car While Husband Films And Drives To Hospital

By Suzanne in Bizarre On 24th July 2015
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#1 They got their first son and named him Josiah.

Lesia and John Pettijohn, a couple was going to the Bay Area Birth Center in Texas. Forty-five minutes into their drive to the hospital, Lesia went into labor and gave birth to their first son, Josiah. Her husband recorded the entire delivery in a video.

This was risky too but we are glad the delivery was successful.

#2 A woman gave birth to her first child in the car.

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#3 She was moving to the birth centre with her husband.

#4 Which took 45 minutes to reach.

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#5 “The only reason I would pull over is if there is something wrong that needed to be dealt with immediately,” Jonathan told KHOU.

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#6 “I was probably freaking out way more than I should have. But I really didn’t want to have him in the car. I was scared. I didn’t know if he’d be breathing OK or if he would need anything else.” Lesia added.

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#7 This is one of the most unusual birth stories.

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#8 Josiah weighed about 10lb at birth, and is the couple’s third child.

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#9 Kudos to this badass mother!