Overview

• On August 9, two Hamburg police officers found a 30-year-old visitor from North Rhine-Westphalia in active labor on Zitadellenstraße in Harburg.
• An emergency call at 8:15 a.m. prompted Hamburger Feuerwehr to continue the delivery in the ambulance when there was no time to reach a clinic.
• First responders, supported by dispatcher guidance, helped the woman deliver a healthy baby girl inside the ambulance at approximately 8:24 a.m.
• Both mother and newborn were subsequently transferred in stable condition to Mariahilf Hospital for further medical care.
• Since February, German emergency services have overseen multiple out-of-hospital births under federal protocols, demonstrating consistent positive outcomes.