A woman gave birth to a premature baby at home

Mluleki Mrwebi
07 November 2013

Paramedics on Wednesday afternoon were to a scene in Franklin Roosevelt Park in Johannesburg West, where a woman had given birth to a premature baby.

ER24 Spokesperson Vanessa Jackson said the local provincial services arrived on scene to find that the woman had given birth to a tiny little baby boy which is believed to have been born prematurely.

Jackson said when they took him thorough to hospital; they determined that he weighed only 650 grams.His little body was icy cold and he was in a critical condition, but under care of the

She added that the baby’s mother, who is believed to be in her early 20’s, was transported by a separate ambulance to the same hospital for further postnatal assessment and care.