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« on: Aug 15, 2006, 12:51 PM » |
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Pregnant woman crashes, has baby in car
Associated Press
PAHOKEE, Fla. - A pregnant woman in labor, driving herself to the hospital, crashed her car and gave birth while trapped in the mangled, partially submerged vehicle, authorities said.
Kenyetta Biggs spent more than an hour in the car Sunday morning before she - and her newborn daughter - were rescued and taken to a hospital, authorities said. Her father said she had not told the family she was pregnant.
Biggs, 21, suffered a broken leg but she and the baby she named Myracle were reported to be doing well.
Palm Beach County sheriff's Deputy Stephen Maxwell had been starting his shift Sunday when he noticed a person's head poking out through some tall grass along a canal bank.
The deputy stopped and found Biggs trying to get out of her partially submerged car. She told him her baby was inside.
"As I looked around her I saw the newborn baby laying in the passenger seat with the placenta and umbilical cord still attached," Maxwell said.
Maxwell and another deputy pried open the door to free Biggs. Police said she had been driving to a hospital and a strong contraction caused her to lose control of the car shortly after 5 a.m.
Biggs' father, Kenneth Biggs, said he figured his daughter didn't tell relatives of her pregnancy because she was afraid of their reaction. None of that matters now, he said.
"We are definitely welcoming this baby with open arms," he said.
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elmono311
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« Reply #1 on: Aug 15, 2006, 02:01 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: Aug 16, 2006, 05:44 AM » |
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disnut8
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« Reply #3 on: Aug 16, 2006, 06:04 AM » |
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Please do not name your baby Myracle. Bad enough of a name and then throw in the spelling. This woman is not in her right mind. 21 years old and doesn't tell her family she's pregnant? Um, they couldn't tell. Gee Waddles, we sure the hell can tell.
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« Reply #4 on: Aug 16, 2006, 12:12 PM » |
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LOL! Be nice!
Anyway, it's possible they couldn't tell. Chris and I knew someone who was very pregnant and nobody knew. It really pissed her off, too. hehehe
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« Reply #5 on: Aug 16, 2006, 05:49 PM » |
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We have a client who is pregnant and the last time she was in our office, I had absolutely no clue at all - none of us did. She was more than halfway through, too, I think.
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"I couldn't do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?"
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« Reply #6 on: Aug 16, 2006, 06:32 PM » |
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Halfway through, yes, there is a chance you can't tell. I was five months pregnant with a certain person at the wedding and no one could tell. But at nine months? Jeez. I'll quote Dennis Hopper here "you're looking at the world with blinders on, son".
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« Reply #7 on: Aug 16, 2006, 09:19 PM » |
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The one I'm talking about was at 31 weeks and she didn't look pregnant at all. Trust me, some women just don't look good pregnant.
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