Teen Gives Birth in Shower, Walks to Hospital

[Rhino]

Teen Gives Birth in Shower, Walks to Hospital
Sunday, May 04, 2008

LONG BEACH, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby still attached by its umbilical cord.

"I was just a little nervous" when the labor began, Xochitl Parra said Friday from St. Mary Medical Center as she cradled her 8-pound, 3-ounce son, Alejandro.

...Parra did not call 911 because the home phone was disconnected, and she did not want to wake the neighbors because it was so early. Instead, she wrapped the baby, got dressed and went to the hospital on foot.

"I started walking and jogging to the hospital," she said....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354085,00.html

[LivingDeadGirl]

Holy crap!! I am glad she and the baby are OK!!

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

How do pronounce "Xochitl" ?

[Rhino]

"Stoo-pid"

[PrezLeefun]

Well.... as much as I hate the thought of teen pregnancy and parenthood.... bravo to her for being so brave.

[PrezLeefun]

Come to think of it... my mom told me she went into labor in the shower. She finished cleaning herself, got dressed, cleaned the house, walked to her friend's home, and had her friend bring her to the hospital. RIDICULOUS.

[DesertFox]

:roar: How do pronounce "Xochitl" ?

"Stoo-pid":rotflmbo:

Xochitl is a Maya or Aztec name. In Spanish it would be pronounced "Hoe CHEE til." In Mexican it's prolly pronounced "So CHEE til." In some parts of Mexico it would be said "Sho CHEE til." The only difference is in how the X is pronounced.

[DeclinetoState]

I'm sure she was here legally.

[Kathy30]

How do pronounce "Xochitl" ?

AN-IM-AL

[TeenageRepublican]

Bravo. She didn't kill the kid in an abortion. But, she obviously made some stupid choices.

[Kathy30]

Bravo. She didn't kill the kid in an abortion. But, she obviously made some stupid choices.


WHAT! And give up all that welfare! A baby is money in the bank. It's not a pregnancy, it's a promotion, a career advancement.