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New Zealand Lawmaker Rides Bike to Hospital to Give Birth, for the Second Time

A New Zealand politician is sharing her amazing yet unconventional labor story.

On Sunday, Julie Anne Genter, New Zealand member of parliament, shared that she was already in labor when she hopped on her bike in the middle of the night and rode to the hospital to give birth to her second child.

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New Zealand Lawmaker Rides Bike to Hospital to Give Birth, for the Second Time

New Zealand Lawmaker Rides Bike to Hospital to Give Birth, for the Second Time

“Amazingly now we have a healthy, happy little one sleeping, as is her dad,” she added. “Feeling blessed to have had excellent care and support from a great team, in what turned out to be a very fast (and happily uncomplicated) birth. "

New Zealand Lawmaker Rides Bike to Hospital to Give Birth, for the Second Time

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Though she said the trip was unplanned, Genter is no stranger to riding her bike in labor. The lawmaker also cycled to the hospital before giving birth to her first child in August 2018.

source: people.com