Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl On 5 Freeway In California

A California couple's plans for the birth of their full-term child did not go as they envisioned. Reason? Their enthusiastic baby girl decided that she did not want to be born in the warm labor ward and that the family car was the ideal place for her to make it into the world.

This one's for the books for the Kiyomura family from Orange County who welcomed their child into the world on the side of the 5 Freeway on Wednesday night. They were on the road, heading toward the UC Irvine Medical Center with the thought that they were leaving early for birth preparations.

New mom Ally's contractions were four minutes apart, and this prompted them to rush to the hospital.

Turns out, it wasn't soon enough. "She told me to pull over because the baby's going to come out," father Jeffrey Kiyomura was quoted as saying by NBC4. "I said, 'Nah, I could probably make it if I drive fast enough', and she was like, 'No, the baby's coming out now.'"

The baby started coming out while the couple were in the carpool lane and they immediately panicked as their plan was going haywire. That combined with flashbacks of their previous pregnancy which ended in a stillbirth made matters worse.

Jeffrey immediately pulled up to the side of the road near the 91 Freeway transition in Anaheim and raced toward the passenger side of the car. His baby girl was faster and had arrived by the time he made it there.

The sounds of her crying had exceeded the traffic noise, and the new parents were finally relieved. California Highway Patrol officers and Orange County Fire Authority firefighter-paramedics lined up at the scene to check on the safety of the mother and child.

"It's great," said fire Capt. Jorge Robledo. "As of now, baby's happy and healthy. Normal delivery is what it seems." The mother-daughter duo was transported to the Anaheim Regional Medical Center for further care.

The baby weighs 7 lbs. 6 oz. and is 18 inches tall. "Ally was just focused on making sure the baby was healthy and moving and breathing so I think she was channeling all of her energy into the baby to make sure she stays with us," Jeffrey said.

Apart from their new child, the Kiyomuras are parents of a 3-year-old daughter. Speaking of their unique birth story, Jeffrey told the Los Angeles Times in a text that he is "happy the baby is here and healthy along with my wife. I am so glad that everything turned out just right without any complications."

In a similar incident, a Texas woman gave birth to a baby boy with the help of Fort Worth police officer R. Salazar. He was in a meeting at the Northwest Police Station when he heard screaming noises.

Speaking of unique birth stories, a pregnant firefighter involved in a multi-car collision ignored her labor pains to help another woman trapped in a nearby car. She gave birth to a baby girl hours later.