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Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl On Blue Line Platform

November 21, 2016 9:31am | Updated November 21, 2016 9:31am
A woman gave birth to a baby on a Blue Line station platform early Monday, officials said.
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CHICAGO — A woman gave birth to a baby on a Blue Line station platform early Monday, officials said.

About 2 a.m., the woman, 26, was at the Blue Line subway station at 150 W. Congress Parkway when she gave birth to a girl, said Chief Juan Hernandez, a Chicago Fire spokesman.

The woman gave birth before an ambulance arrived. She and her baby were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition after the birth, Hernandez said.

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