Woman who gave birth while driving receives gifts from GM

May 27, 2010 by Shawn Douglas  
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A Minnesota woman who gave birth while driving her Chevrolet last week has been given gifts of baby supplies by GM.

Amanda McBride and husband Joseph Phillips never quite expected to get the media attention they did after the events of May 19. And now General Motors has given them a little bit more.

A representative called the Minnesota couple yesterday to congratulate them on their new child, Joseph Dominick Phillips, who was born while mother Amanda McBride was driving her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The couple was offered a year’s supply of diapers, two child safety seats for the car, a stroller and other baby supplies.

“We knew the Cobalt was designed to deliver its occupants safely, but never did we expect a delivery quite like this,” said Chevrolet’s product marketing director Margaret Brooks in a press release. “From everyone at Chevrolet, we’d like to congratulate Amanda and Joseph on the newest addition to their family.

“Unfortunately, there is no section in the Cobalt driver’s manual on how to change a diaper, but we’re sure they’ll do just fine,” added Brooks.

McBride, 29, left work early late in the evening of May 18 when she felt contractions coming on. She quickly drove home to pick up her husband and began driving to North County Regional Hospital, according to a report by the Bemidji Pioneer. McBride was forced to drive as her husband Joseph is prone to seizures and is not able to drive.

Close to the hospital, McBride told her husband to grab the wheel. “And then the baby just came right out,” she said. “I was just sitting on the seat, and he just slid out. It really wasn’t bad at all.”

A week later, the couple has been adjusting to the media attention they’ve received, fielding numerous interview requests in that time. “We’ve totaled more than 200 minutes on our [cell phones] in three days,” McBride said.

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