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| Woman gives birth outside Birmingham Primark | Woman gives birth outside Birmingham Primark |
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| Crowds gathered around a woman as she gave birth to a girl outside a Primark store in Birmingham city centre. | Crowds gathered around a woman as she gave birth to a girl outside a Primark store in Birmingham city centre. |
| Onlookers said dozens of people - some of whom filmed as events unfolded on New Street - cheered and showered the new mum with money as she gave birth. | Onlookers said dozens of people - some of whom filmed as events unfolded on New Street - cheered and showered the new mum with money as she gave birth. |
| They said the woman had been waving and encouraging people to film her as she was helped into an ambulance. | They said the woman had been waving and encouraging people to film her as she was helped into an ambulance. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said mother and baby were "OK" and had been taken to City Hospital for check-ups. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said mother and baby were "OK" and had been taken to City Hospital for check-ups. |
| Pauline Morris, who runs the New Street Bags stall near the scene, said she saw a "heavily pregnant" young girl shout "the baby's coming". | |
| "She was obviously wincing in pain," she said. | |
| "All of a sudden security came from everywhere. There was an unbelievable crowd, there must have been a few hundred people. | |
| "I've seen a few unusual things in this job but I can't imagine anything like that will happen again." | |
| Nadia Hussain, a worker at nearby clothes store Gossip, witnessed the aftermath of the birth and said the mother was showered in money before being whisked off to hospital. | Nadia Hussain, a worker at nearby clothes store Gossip, witnessed the aftermath of the birth and said the mother was showered in money before being whisked off to hospital. |
| "Everyone was crowding the woman and after about five minutes everyone was clapping," she said. | "Everyone was crowding the woman and after about five minutes everyone was clapping," she said. |
| "Everyone was throwing money at her. She got about £300 to £400. The mother was waving at everyone, telling everyone to film her. Everyone had their phones out and she was waving at them as she went into the ambulance." | "Everyone was throwing money at her. She got about £300 to £400. The mother was waving at everyone, telling everyone to film her. Everyone had their phones out and she was waving at them as she went into the ambulance." |
| Security staff held up a sheet around the woman to give her privacy as she was treated by paramedics on Tuesday afternoon. | Security staff held up a sheet around the woman to give her privacy as she was treated by paramedics on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Rachel Trombley, a worker at bookshop The Works, said: "We saw a massive crowd congregating outside and we thought when the ambulances pulled up someone must have fallen over, or had a heart attack. | Rachel Trombley, a worker at bookshop The Works, said: "We saw a massive crowd congregating outside and we thought when the ambulances pulled up someone must have fallen over, or had a heart attack. |
| "Then the crowd were cheering so we thought it must be something positive. The crowd suddenly cheered. | "Then the crowd were cheering so we thought it must be something positive. The crowd suddenly cheered. |
| "A lot of people were saying, 'ahhh'." | "A lot of people were saying, 'ahhh'." |