(Photos): Woman gives birth at bus stop in Lagos

There was jubilation on Monday as a pregnant woman successfully gave birth to a baby at Onipanu bus stop on Ikorodu Road, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

She gave birth to a baby boy at the bus stop on Monday.

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said in a chat that at approximately 9.00am on Monday, the Agency’s Emergency Response Team received a distress call from neighborhood and by-standers at Onipanu bus stop in respect of an heavily pregnant woman who unexpectedly went into labour at the bus stop while waiting to board a bus.

“LRT and the agency’s paramedics moved in swiftly in collaboration with some market women at the bus stop, provided a temporary makeshift in ensuring the safe delivery of the baby and the well-being of the mother.

“Fortunately, the woman was successfully delivered of a bouncing baby boy amidst jubilation,” he said.

Oke-Osanyintolu added that the agency’s officials after stabilising the mother and newborn infant quickly transported them to nearest hospital for further medical care and attention.

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