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    NJ mom gives birth to child on train to NYC

    By DEEPTI HAJELA | Associated Press – Tue, Jan 17, 2012

    NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York.

    The 31-year-old woman, Rabita Sarkar, of Harrison, N.J., said she had started feeling contraction-like pains but didn't think they were real because her baby wasn't due yet. She and her 30-year-old husband decided to travel into the city to have her checked out Monday.

    They didn't want to drive and decided to take the train from Harrison into the city instead, thinking they could then take a taxi to Manhattan's Roosevelt Hospital, where her doctors are.

    "It's just that this guy had other plans, and he came out earlier," Sarkar said as she held her infant son in her arms in the hospital. The couple declined to reveal the boy's name or due date.

    It was on the train ride that Sarkar started feeling her pains come more quickly, and she told her husband to check what was happening to her. He looked and saw that his son's head had already started to come out.

    With guidance from another woman on the train, her husband, identified in published reports as Aditya Saurabh, was able to deliver the baby around 10 a.m. Fellow riders offered encouragement, and the couple said one little girl offered her jacket to keep the baby warm.

    PATH officials turned the train into an express, bypassing most stops so that it would get to its final stop, 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan, as soon as possible. Emergency services personnel met the train and took the family to the hospital.

    The responding police officers said it wasn't unusual for women to give birth in facilities run by the Port Authority.

    The biggest issue was the winter temperature, around 30 degrees outside, and making sure the baby was warm, Sgt. Mike Barry said.

    "That's our biggest concern," he said. "We know that baby's body temperature is going to drop like a rock."

    For one of the responding officers, delivering a baby in these circumstances was something familiar — because it happened to him.

    Officer Atiba Joseph-Cumberbatch said his son didn't want to wait, either, and came out early — so Dad had to deliver him.

     
     
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 mths ago
      For once a story where most of the comments are positive. Nice for a change.
      • Jimmy
        Jimmy 4 mths ago
        tried to give 2 thumbs up. wouldn't let me
      • Nope
        Nope 4 mths ago
        Very nice to see indeed
      • DonaP
        DonaP 4 mths ago
        yes you are right! i kept reading on the comments with a smile... c",)
    • Laura
      Laura  •  4 mths ago
      "one little girl offered her jacket to keep the baby warm" That's the sweetest thing I've read all morning.
      • amy f
        amy f 4 mths ago
        I thought so too. What a blessing that was to the baby's family and also in the life of that little girl--I wonder if that was a life-altering event for her, seeing how her kindness impacted others!
      • PenelopeC
        PenelopeC 4 mths ago
        A retailer should ride the publicity and give her a new coat for being a good samaritan.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Yeah, that really is cute! Learning to be a good samaritan at a young age:)
    • Whiskey Sovereign Reaper
      Whiskey Sovereign Reaper  •  Taylorville, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Americans, we hate, we love, we pull together and bring new life what a strange bunch of people we are.
      • FIDOANDPOOH
        FIDOANDPOOH 4 mths ago
        VERY TRUE
      • Zoey
        Zoey 4 mths ago
        True. Though, not JUST Americans, are that way! Lol! Every being, from ANY country, is that way. o_o;
      • * erica *
        * erica * 4 mths ago
        That we are.
    • JaniceG
      JaniceG  •  4 mths ago
      Maybe it's a sign that the baby will be on the ' fast track ' in life. Congratulations to the parents, and a praise to everyone who did the right thing by stepping-up to help. Good story.
      • Atekey
        Atekey 4 mths ago
        A train 'Tebow' that gave mum and dada tough game. Congrats to them and to all on board for the win-win
        Cheers!
      • Ben Davenport
        Ben Davenport 4 mths ago
        horrible pun JaniceG
    • Jeff
      Jeff  •  4 mths ago
      Its Nice To Hear A Wonderful Story...
    • Figgy
      Figgy  •  Seoul, South Korea  •  4 mths ago
      This is awesome. Ya know why? Because the baby can say that he was born in New Jersey AND New York! No one can prove it wrong either way! :o)
    • Rent To High
      Rent To High  •  Dallas, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      How lovely all that helped them. See mankind is really wonderful at times of need Amen.
    • Mrs. Spud
      Mrs. Spud  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      WOW! Awesome thing to see! Glad everyone is ok. My son was due to be born on Dec. 7, instead he arrived on the 19th without any warning. My water did not break and all I had was this tiny pain in my lower back. Then all of the sudden there was this God aweful pain as to where I felt I was being split in half. We left the house at 10:45pm and he was born at 11:05pm. Three small pushes and my son was born. My husband said this: "damnit, we went to all of those lamaze classes and we didn't even get to use one breathing method!" LMAO
    • Bobbi T
      Bobbi T  •  San Francisco, California  •  4 mths ago
      The remarkable thing here is that perfect strangers offered assistance. Just seems anymore that no one wants to help anyone else unless there is something in it for them. Something to gain from it. Kudos to the little girl for offering her coat! I will buy her another one if she needs it!
    • Mary
      Mary  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  4 mths ago
      It amazes me how bigotry and ignorance go hand in hand. All of you assume, because they have foreign names that they are immigrants. How do you know they aren't second or even third generation Americans? Have you seen their green cards? how do you know?
      Besides, this is a story, not so much about the parents, but about the others who helped them -- people who defied the New York stereotype of uncaring and unwilling to get involved -- and people who could see the humans involved, not the races.
    • Debi
      Debi  •  4 mths ago
      He is a beautiful baby! It is so refreshing to hear wonderful news once in a while. A special thank you goes for everyone who helped and a big congratulations to the new parents!
    • Kami
      Kami  •  4 mths ago
      Thats a real woman, thank god they are okay and bless those who helped. And to think beyonce needed half of a floor of a hospital.
    • display name
      display name  •  4 mths ago
      I WAS A -C- SECTION BABY...section c row 5 seat 12...amtrak.
    • Habanero♥™
      Habanero♥™  •  Bristol, Connecticut  •  4 mths ago
      Feel really good......... story!!!!!
    • Wong Fei Hung
      Wong Fei Hung  •  4 mths ago
      Beautiful child, congrats to the parents.
    • Jennifer W
      Jennifer W  •  Chokio, Minnesota  •  4 mths ago
      "The responding police officers said it wasn't unusual for women to give birth in facilities run by the Port Authority." Hmmm... Maybe it's time to add birthing suites as a feature? Glad it was a great ending.
    • FXT05
      FXT05  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      Nice to see a positive feel good story, instead of the Paris Hilton and Kardashian ones!
    • NadiaA
      NadiaA  •  Taifa, Ghana  •  4 mths ago
      this is a wonderful story for the year.congrate Sarkar cute baby
    • Glenn
      Glenn  •  Groton, Connecticut  •  4 mths ago
      What a great story! :) Welcome to the world, Little Man! He is beautiful!
    • LynnR
      LynnR  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      Beautiful child and beautiful story
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