The administration of the Medcare Hospital Sharjah has reminded expectant mothers to be fully aware of their pregnancies following a rare “born before arrival” or BBA case early Sunday morning.
On Sunday, the staff at the medical center were surprised when a car drove to the emergency room carrying a mother and her newly born baby, who was delivered on the backseat while on the way to the hospital, Khaleej Times reported.
It the first successful recorded delivery inside a car in Sharjah.
Doctors and nurses rushed to attend the baby, which was crying while wrapped in a blanket on its mother’s chest. After cutting the umbilical cord, the baby and the mother was immediately transferred to the hospital’s maternity ward.
Both the mother and the baby are healthy, said Dr. Kishan Pakkal, COO of Medcare Hospital Sharjah.
Kishan said that the safety of patients should always come first, adding that they are ready to provide counseling to parents on how to deal with all possible scenarios before they reach medical help.
The official added that the case is high BBAs are unusual and rare in UAE.
Among the contributing factors to BBAs include distance to hospital and low maternal socioeconomic status.
A recent study found that women are likely to have BBA to their second baby. It also added that most BBA cases happen when parents are expecting a baby girl.
