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Before last Thursday, Trina Chandler thought vehicular childbirth only happened in the movies.
After going into labor at 5:15 a.m., she and her husband, Irvin, dropped their two children off at school and headed to the hospital.
“My water broke at the stop light,” Chandler said.
Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) Marketing Coordinator Kale Romberger was unloading supplies from her car at the CTMC Women’s Center to prepare for a commercial filming when the Chandlers arrived.
“Dad drove up and announced that his wife was delivering, but I didn’t yet realize how urgent the situation was,” she said. “The nurse team and Dr. (Jenifer) Kowalik arrived immediately, and within three minutes, the baby was in mom’s arms in the passenger seat. It was a beautiful experience.”
Chandler, a school teacher in Seguin, said the situation “seemed like a dream,” but that she was extremely pleased with the care she received at CTMC, even if it was in the parking lot.
“(The staff) were really sweet,” she said. “They came to my rescue.”
Tyson Jonah Chandler was born healthy on Aug. 29 at 7:55 a.m., one day before his due date. Since Irvin Chandler is a defensive coordinator at Seguin High School, he was grateful that his son arrived a day before his team’s first football game of the season.
For women who actually make it inside the hospital, CTMC offers a 64,000-square-foot Women’s Center featuring an on-site, high-risk delivery suite and a customized cesarean section suite, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and a new cardiac inpatient nursing unit. There are also special amenities including flat screen televisions, free Wi-Fi, an online photo album of newborns and a Healing Garden for visitors.
