In New Zealand, an elected official went by bicycle to give birth in the hospital
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Unusual – it is an original means of transport to get to the maternity ward. Julia Ann Ginter, Environmental Scientist Elected New ZealandI decided to spin to the hospital To give birth on Sunday, November 28th at night. Hours after giving birth to a baby girl, the MP posted photos of herself on her bike social networks He announced the happy event.
“Great news! At 3:04 a.m. we welcomed a new member of our family. I didn’t really plan on taking the bike when labor really started, but that’s what happened. (…) And now we have a happy, healthy little baby who sleeps, like her daddy,” he shared. Elected official from the United States and resident of New Zealand since 2006.
This isn’t the first time for Julia Ann Ginter, who is already a mom to a 3-year-old. In 2018, the then Minister for Women associated with the Ministry of Transport had already used her bike to give birth. Before getting on her bike, she posted a message on her social networks: “Beautiful Sunday morning bike ride, off to the hospital to induce labor and finally deliver this baby.”
She also displays her love for this eco-friendly mode of transportation in her social media bios, in which she proudly writes: “I love my bike.”
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