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Q. Can you please tell me what the strangest place a woman has given birth is?

A. This is a fun question! However, that will probably be different for different people. You have a variety of rooms in the house, bathroom being a very common location to give birth. Bedrooms, living room, kitchen, pool... You also have a variety of vehicles, the proverbial taxi, trucks, cars, etc. I always like the stories of women giving birth on the front lawn at the hospital, in the elevator etc. And then there are the husbands who put off going to the hospital to watch the big game, and their wives give birth en route. On such story here (and I can verify this one) had mom giving birth on the bridge between states after the big game. Babies are special no matter where they are born.

Cyndi Klausing, RN, ACCE, has been a childbirth educator and breastfeeding counselor for over 18 years. She currently works as a newborn nursery nurse and is the mother of four sons.

Cyndi will answer your questions on fertility, pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and babies. Her advice does not take the place of your practitioner. Personal answers will not always be possible.