Teenager gives birth at 140 kph

An 18-year-old Thai gave birth in the passenger seat of a Mercedes Benz which was doing 140 km per hour (85 mph) to try to get her to hospital in time, The Nation newspaper reported on Thursday.
Juthamas Srimongkol, who was only seven months pregnant when she went into labour on Wednesday, was rushed to hospital in her father-in-law's luxury saloon, but delivered a son 19 km (12 miles) short of their destination, the newspaper said.
Doctors said both mother and baby, who weighed in at 1.8 kg (4 lb), were safe although they would be kept in hospital for around two weeks.

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