Woman, Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant, 'spontaneously' Delivers Baby At Burning Man

A mates astatine Burning Man were met pinch an unexpected impermanent 1 nighttime successful their R.V. camper.

In a connection to Today.com, a spokesperson from Burning Man Project confirmed that a babe was “spontaneously” calved Aug. 27 successful Black Rock City, Nevada, wherever nan yearly show takes place.

Kayla Thompson told The New York Times that she was dormant pinch her husband, Kasey Thompson, successful their R.V. camper erstwhile she abruptly started experiencing a batch of “pain.”

“Minutes later,” Kayla Thompson told nan publication, she was giving commencement to nan couple’s first kid successful nan bath of their camper. She was soon met pinch a 3-pound, 9-ounce babe girl.

The mates told The New York Times successful nan question and reply that they hadn’t been readying for a child, nor was Kayla Thompson alert that she was pregnant.

She explained that she didn’t look pregnant and “didn’t person immoderate symptoms” of pregnancy.

“Even nan nurses astatine nan infirmary were like, ‘You don’t look for illustration you were pregnant astatine all,’” she told nan publication.

After his woman gave birth, Kasey Thompson recalled moving extracurricular nan R.V. to telephone for “anyone to travel thief us.” He was met pinch a neonatal attraction nurse, a pediatric expert and an obstetrician-gynecologist, arsenic good arsenic different festivalgoers, he said successful nan interview.

Medical unit from Burning Man past arrived connected tract to help. According to nan connection to TODAY.com, Kayla Thompson and nan newborn were taken to nan Burning Man emergency attraction installation earlier they were transferred to a infirmary successful Reno, Nevada.

The mates told The New York Times that location was only room for nan babe to beryllium airlifted to nan hospital, and Kayla Thompson had to recreation via ambulance. Kasey Thompson said he was faced pinch nan determination to guarantee his babe safely boarded nan chopper aliases time off successful that infinitesimal pinch his wife.

Calling it “the hardest determination of my life,” he said he was encouraged to travel his woman and chose to thrust pinch her to nan hospital.

When they arrived, nan mates recalled that Kayla Thompson was taken to a room, while Kasey Thompson went to spot their babe woman successful nan neonatal intensive attraction unit.

“She was safe and sound, and I was truthful thrilled,” Kasey Thompson said.

“Burning Man Project would for illustration to widen congratulations and well-wishes to nan family,” nan spokesperson said successful a statement. “In nan midst of wind, heat, and storms, they brought caller life into nan world successful Black Rock City. Of each nan things we observe astatine Burning Man, bringing life, connection, transformation, and joyousness are dearest to our hearts.”