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Oh, baby! Woman gives birth in ambulance on I-270

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WASHINGTON — A woman gave birth on a Maryland highway while traveling to a hospital Wednesday night.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer said crews responded to a medical emergency on southbound Interstate 270 between Route 118 and Middlebrook Road around 8 p.m.

As first responders were taking the pregnant woman to the hospital, she gave birth inside an ambulance.

The child and the parents are expected to be OK.

Below is a map of the area near the incident.

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