Self-service delivery as baby Sophie born at Esso filling station

by Geraldine Gittins © Herald.ie 2008
A baby girl gave her parents a shock -- when she made a surprise early appearance at an Esso station as they were on their way to maternity hospital.
Andrea and Sean Moran, from Highfield, Carlow, were on their way to the Coombe for the birth of their baby, last Sunday, when they were forced to make the emergency stop.
Andrea's labour pains had got so strong the couple were forced to pull into Behans petrol station in Castledermot, Co Kildare, and call for help.
Andrea said: "When we pulled into the Esso station, Sean was calling for someone local to see if there were doctors around."
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