In a bicycle compartment

Spontaneous birth: woman gives birth on a train

A week before her due date, a woman gave birth to her baby on a French long-distance train.

(Bild: KIRAN RIDLEY)

A woman has given birth on a French long-distance train. She was assisted in the unexpected birth by a gynecologist and two other doctors who also happened to be on the train.

Baby Kléa was born safe and sound. The little girl met her dad a little later. He was not on board the train.

Birth between bicycles
The train, which was traveling from Clermont-Ferrand in central France to the capital Paris, made a stopover in Montargis because of the incident. Firefighters soon joined the woman there. She was shielded and taken to the bicycle area, as the newspaper "La République du Centre" reported with reference to the emergency services.

Train arrived late in Paris
Her due date was not until the following week. Delayed by the birth, the train finally arrived in Paris a good hour and a half late.