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| Briton Polly McCourt gives birth in New York street | Briton Polly McCourt gives birth in New York street |
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| A British woman gave birth in a New York City street after rushing out of her apartment as she went into labour. | A British woman gave birth in a New York City street after rushing out of her apartment as she went into labour. |
| Polly McCourt, 39, left her Upper East Side home on Monday and tried to hail a cab until she realised her baby would not wait. | |
| Passers-by offered their scarves and coat to Ms McCourt and her newborn daughter, Ila, to keep them warm until emergency crews arrived at the scene. | Passers-by offered their scarves and coat to Ms McCourt and her newborn daughter, Ila, to keep them warm until emergency crews arrived at the scene. |
| Mother and baby were taken to hospital in good condition. | Mother and baby were taken to hospital in good condition. |
| 'Miracle on 3rd Avenue' | 'Miracle on 3rd Avenue' |
| "She was like, 'Oh my God, the baby's coming,'" one witness told a Fox 5 television crew, which happened to be in the area at the time. | |
| "And then I could see the baby's head coming out. As soon as the head came out, by the time we laid her down on the street the baby was out." | "And then I could see the baby's head coming out. As soon as the head came out, by the time we laid her down on the street the baby was out." |
| Ms McCourt gave birth on the pavement at the junction of East 68th Street and 3rd Ave. | Ms McCourt gave birth on the pavement at the junction of East 68th Street and 3rd Ave. |
| She was smiling as she was placed in an ambulance and taken to Lennox Hill Hospital. | She was smiling as she was placed in an ambulance and taken to Lennox Hill Hospital. |
| "A miracle on 3rd Avenue," a woman who helped deliver the baby told Fox 5. | "A miracle on 3rd Avenue," a woman who helped deliver the baby told Fox 5. |
| Ms McCourt's Irish husband, Cian McCourt, who works for a law firm in New York, was stuck in traffic when he got the call. | Ms McCourt's Irish husband, Cian McCourt, who works for a law firm in New York, was stuck in traffic when he got the call. |
| The couple have two other children, Conor, six, and Adele, four, according to the New York Daily News. | The couple have two other children, Conor, six, and Adele, four, according to the New York Daily News. |
| They reportedly moved to New York four years ago from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. |