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Baby Boy Delivered on Pittsburgh Interstate During Snowstorm

EMS says the roadside birth near the East Ohio Street exit required no resuscitation and both patients were taken to a hospital in good condition.

Overview

  • Pittsburgh EMS and Pennsylvania State Police responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday after the mother delivered while driving to the hospital.
  • First responders found the vehicle near the East Ohio Street exit and began on-scene care.
  • Medics cut the umbilical cord, assessed both patients, allowed brief time together, and arranged separate transports for mother and newborn.
  • Officials reported the baby was breathing normally without intervention and that both mother and child are doing fine after hospital evaluation.
  • The birth coincided with a significant winter storm and travel restrictions, and reports differ on whether the roadway was I-279 or I-79/Parkway North.