A baby was born at a zoo in upstate New York on Friday. The Huffington Post reported that a woman gave birth at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York to a baby girl.
The 21-year-old woman reportedly gave birth on a wildlife path near a bear exhibit and zoo workers helped and arrived with blankets for the mom and baby. She was then taken to a nearby hospital.
The Daily Mail reports that the woman had been touring the zoo with a group of adults and children when she went into labor. When she began to give birth, an adult in the group took the children to the lion exhibit.
Liz Schmidt who works at the zoo as a Zoo Educator said to The Post-Standard, "I honestly didn't expect her to deliver at the zoo. I thought we'd pop her in a wheelchair and she'd be good to go to the hospital."
Syracuse.com reported that John Moakler who is the zoo's elephant collection manager, did crowd control and made sure guests went to other exhibits as the woman gave birth. He also directed the ambulence to the scene.
Shmidt who has first aid training, helped delivery the baby. The Daily Mail reports that the woman's identity has not yet been revealed to protect her privacy but she is doing well and so is the baby. Zoo Director Ted Fox said that the zoo plans to send a gift to the new mother and her family. He said to The Daily Mail, "I'm sure it will be animal related. It's certainly been a bumper crop at the zoo for babies. It's following suit with the human species."
Syracuse.com reported that the woman was discharged from Crouse Hospital on Dec. 10 with her baby.
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