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Tell Us: Did Your Newborn Come Early?
Lately, some babies just can't wait to see the world: Have you had a close call?
In the course of a week, two EMS teams from this area delivered two babies in the back of ambulances on the side of highways.
The first was on the Seaford-Oyster Bay on March 15; the second took place early Sunday on the Robert Moses Causeway. Click the links to see the dramatic stories.
This begs the question: Did you have a close call?
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Did your water break in the most inopportune moment; did your kid decide it was time before you could give him or her a "time-out"?
(We did some research: About 1 in 200 births take place suddenly. And until the 1930s or so, Americans were usually born at home, often with the assistance of a midwife.)
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Please share your close calls and sudden parenthood stories with our readers in the comment section below: Tell us about mad rushes to hospitals, or deliveries in the most unexpected places.
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