Emergency rescuers save premature baby born in an ambulance

Emergency responders in Seoul, South Korea, saved a premature baby born inside an ambulance on August 1.

A 33-year-old woman experienced bleeding and labor while attempting to drive to an obstetrics clinic. She requested help from the 119 emergency services because traffic congestion delayed her arrival at a hospital. While being transported by ambulance, the woman gave birth to her baby at 31 weeks of pregnancy. The newborn initially showed no spontaneous breathing and had almost no response to stimuli.

Rescuers performed urgent first aid on the infant. Following these emergency measures and subsequent treatment by medical staff, the baby recovered and regained its health.