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| Primark baby: Woman gives birth in Birmingham street | Primark baby: Woman gives birth in Birmingham street |
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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. |
| An Australian doctor passing by, who was on holiday in Birmingham, delivered the baby, said West Midlands Police. | An Australian doctor passing by, who was on holiday in Birmingham, delivered the baby, said West Midlands Police. |
| 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. |
| The new mum's friend, who only wanted to give her first name as Charlene, said the two had been out shopping together. | The new mum's friend, who only wanted to give her first name as Charlene, said the two had been out shopping together. |
| She said her friend was "having twinges but did not know she was in slow labour" before the birth. | She said her friend was "having twinges but did not know she was in slow labour" before the birth. |
| 'Unbelievable crowd' | 'Unbelievable crowd' |
| She added: "The next thing we knew the baby was coming out. It was amazing how helpful people were. | She added: "The next thing we knew the baby was coming out. It was amazing how helpful people were. |
| "The baby is doing fantastic and she is doing well. I'm really pleased. | "The baby is doing fantastic and she is doing well. I'm really pleased. |
| "All the community got together. Some gave her money and said get something for the baby - it was really kind. | "All the community got together. Some gave her money and said get something for the baby - it was really kind. |
| "It was incredible." | "It was incredible." |
| 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". | 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. | "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. | "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." | "I've seen a few unusual things in this job but I can't imagine anything like that will happen again." |
| 'Showered in cash' | 'Showered in cash' |
| A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said: "I am sure if they could have got her into an ambulance they would have - but it isn't always possible." | A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said: "I am sure if they could have got her into an ambulance they would have - but it isn't always possible." |
| He said the paramedic team was "highly-trained" to make decisions in the best interests of their patient. | He said the paramedic team was "highly-trained" to make decisions in the best interests of their patient. |
| Nayeem Bolia, a security worker at Primark, worked with paramedics to hold up sheets to preserve the new mum's privacy. | Nayeem Bolia, a security worker at Primark, worked with paramedics to hold up sheets to preserve the new mum's privacy. |
| He said: "We had blankets around her to keep her privacy so she could give birth to a beautiful baby girl. | He said: "We had blankets around her to keep her privacy so she could give birth to a beautiful baby girl. |
| "I have got three of my own and I was happy for her. People were clapping and cheering for her." | "I have got three of my own and I was happy for her. People were clapping and cheering for her." |
| Cheering and waving | Cheering and waving |
| Fellow security worker Dominic Watson added he heard screaming when the woman left the store and at first "thought there was a fight or a domestic". | Fellow security worker Dominic Watson added he heard screaming when the woman left the store and at first "thought there was a fight or a domestic". |
| "Next thing I know someone walked through the door and said she'd just had a baby outside. | "Next thing I know someone walked through the door and said she'd just had a baby outside. |
| "I told my manager and they didn't believe me at first but then members of staff brought blankets down and a pillow for her." | "I told my manager and they didn't believe me at first but then members of staff brought blankets down and a pillow for her." |
| 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 throwing money at her. She got about £300 to £400," she said. | "Everyone was throwing money at her. She got about £300 to £400," she said. |
| "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." | "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." |