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Woman gives birth in train lavatory

A Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) express train was delayed for more than an hour yesterday morning as a 36-year-old woman gave birth to a child in one of the lavatories.

The woman, identified by her last name Shao (邵), boarded the northbound express train alone in Ruisui (瑞穗), Hualien County. She was discovered lying down in the lavatory of the second carriage at around 10am. The newborn baby, meanwhile, was stuck in the toilet.

RESCUE

The head of the train crew then rang the fire department and a hospital in Ilan County and asked them to wait at Lotung (羅東) station for the train to arrive. The rescue team boarded the train after it arrived at the station at approximately 11:10am.

The team had trouble pulling the newborn out of the toilet because her left leg was wedged in the basin. The administration decided to bring in a mechanic to help out and the baby was eventually pulled from the toilet at around 11:30am.

Lotung's Po-Ai Hospital said later yesterday that both mother and daughter were doing fine and enjoying a well-deserved rest.

The hospital said the baby was Shao's third child and weighed in at approximately 3kg. It said the baby had been born after the normal gestation period.

Besides minor lacerations to the lower part of its body, the baby's life was not in any danger, the hospital said.

CONGRATULATIONS

The TRA issued a statement last night congratulating Shao on the birth of her child. It also presented her with NT$6,000 and some baby products as gifts.

A coupon was also given to Shao's family, enabling them to travel around Taiwan by train for free.
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