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Pregnant Idaho woman on way to the doctor delivers her own baby

Six-pound, seven-ounce Kimber Marie Crown is doing just fine.

By Evan Bleier
A baby crying (CC/Evan Amos)
A baby crying (CC/Evan Amos)

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HEYBURN, Idaho, July 7 (UPI) -- A pregnant Idaho woman who was on her way to an appointment with her doctor took matters into her own hands when her daughter decided that she was going to come a little early.

Shawna Uriguen delivered six-pound, seven-ounce Kimber Marie Crown while she was driving through Heyburn.

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"I was at the stoplight in Heyburn, and I was on the phone with my fiancé and I told him, 'I think the baby's here.' I heard the baby crying, and I was still driving because I was trying to find a spot to stop safely and pull off the road without blocking traffic," Uriguen told the Times-News.

The 29-year-old, who has another child, didn't think she was in labor even though she had been having inconsistent contractions.

"She had a couple of mild contractions that kind of took her breath away, but she was able to breathe through them. And then she had a big one and said, 'I think the baby is in my pant leg.' I told her to put the baby on her chest and just tried to keep her calm," said Burley's fiancé, Clay Crown. "I felt pretty helpless," he said.

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Emergency personnel were surprised by the unorthodox delivery location, but Burley and the baby are both doing just fine.

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