New York Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby in Car While Husband Drives to Hospital

New York Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby in Car While Husband Drives to Hospital
Professional opera singer Emily Geller Hardman with her newborn daughter, Rosemary Claire Hardman. Courtesy of The Hardmans
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For professional opera singer Emily Geller Hardman, who was pregnant with her second child, dreams of a natural birth came true a little too literally when she delivered her baby in the back of the family car.

Acting as doctor, midwife, and doula for herself, Emily gave birth to her baby girl even before paramedics arrived.