Woman gives birth at the Notting Hill Carnival; paramedics bring mother and child to the hospital after she goes into labor during the street party.
According to the ambulance service, both the mother and child were treated at the spot.
The mother and child were then transported to a local hospital ‘as a matter of urgency,’ according to a spokesman. MailOnline has requested an update on their status.
Yesterday afternoon, a woman gave birth at the Notting Hill carnival before paramedics transported her and the child to the hospital.
As the pregnant mother went into labor in a side street near Europe’s largest street festival, the police came to her aid.
Before paramedics arrived and removed the mother and child in an ambulance, cops were observed consoling the woman.
As the pregnant mother went into labor in a side street near Europe’s largest street festival, the police came to her aid.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson stated, “We were summoned at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, after reports of a woman in labor within the Notting Hill Carnival area.”
We treated an adult and infant at the scene and rushed them to the hospital immediately.
MailOnline has requested an update on the mother and child’s status.
Today marked the second day of Notting Hill Carnival, which returned for the first time in three years.
This year’s festival features 13 steel bands, 72 mast bands, six Brazilian bands, 36 sound systems, and 300 stalls, with today being the ‘Adults Day Parade and Carnival’ from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The carnival is renowned for its celebration of Afro-Caribbean traditions, which began in 1966 with approximately one thousand attendees.
Members of the Emancipated Run Crew, clad in green in remembrance of those who perished at Grenfell, began the march and marked the formal start of Notting Hill Carnival yesterday.
This morning, performers pose prior to the opening of the Notting Hill Carnival in West London.