Incredible video shows woman give birth in car while her husband keeps driving
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: A 10-year-old boy has filmed an incredible car ride where his mother gives birth in the front seat, while a nervous dad keeps driving to hospital.
Michael Anthony posted the video on Facebook of his wife, Rudia Napier, giving birth to the couple’s fourth child while they drive to hospital.
In the video Mr Anthony can be seen holding his wife’s leg as she breathes heavily during labour, while their son, Jayden, records the moment from the back seat.
The hospital is only 10 minutes away from the family home but before they can make it to hospital, the baby decides - it’s time and Ms Napier tells her husband “Mike, the baby is out,”
The nervous dad rests his hand on his wife’s leg and continues to drive as he instructs his wife to “hold her up.”
A few moments later, a relieved Ms Napier cradles her newborn daughter to her chest while Mr Anthony repeats “oh s**t, oh s**t,” before asking “where is the hospital?”.
Amazingly, Ms Napier calmly tells her husband to “take a right” as they make their way to Henderson Hospital in Nevada and she looks down adoringly at her new daughter.
With tears streaming down her face, a proud Ms Napier comforts her baby and says “look at my baby... hello baby,”
The video lasts for almost five minutes and has been viewed more than eight million times.
The couple’s three young children were in the backseat as they welcomed the new addition to the family.
The family eventually made it safely to hospital where they were greeted by prepared medical staff.
Despite her dramatic entrance, baby Jolee Lavergne Addison and mum are now at home and in good health.
Mr Anthony can’t stop gushing about his new daughter and brave wife on social media.
“11 years and four kids later! We are a family of six now,” he posted.
“I’ve done A LOT of “things” in the front seat of my vehicles but delivering a baby while driving AND with three crying kids in the back seat. Can I get a MVP or something!” he wrote on Facebook.
Mr Anthony now wants to surprise his wife with a bigger car to fit their growing family and “seeing that the front seat of the truck is ruined” he has started a fundraiser page on social media.
The happy father joked that when baby number five is due, he will be better prepared “next time I’ll make sure the truck is washed!”
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