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Durban North paramedics deliver baby in emergency lane

The baby boy has been named, Shalom.

A YOUNG family is celebrating a miracle birth of a baby boy after paramedics helped a woman in labour in the emergency lane on the M25 on Friday night

According to Crisis Medical’s Neil Powell, paramedics were waved down by a stationary vehicle while traveling south-bound on the M25.

“The 23-year-old was in labour and was in the process of giving birth. We assisted in the delivery of the baby, a beautiful boy who appears to have been in good health and vitally stable. Both mother and newborn were transported to a nearby hospital.”

Powell added the baby boy has been named, Shalom.

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Shiraz Habbib

Shiraz has been a community journalist for the last 12 years and has a specific interest in everything sports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts undergrad degree and honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Communications, Anthropology and English.

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