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Hays County fire, EMTs deliver baby enroute to hospital

Hays County fire, EMTs deliver baby enroute to hospital
Pictured, Ashley Karol, center, poses for a photo with her husband, Kole, and her two sons, baby Jonah and Elijah. Jonah was born on Dec. 8, 2024, in an unexpected way: in the back of an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Author: PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY KIMBRO

Mother reflects on unexpected ambulance birth

DRIPPING SPRINGS — “He had his own way of getting here and he was ready to join us,” Ashley Karol said, as she reflected on the unexpected natural experience that she had for the birth of her youngest son, Jonah.

On Dec. 8, 2024 — five days before the expected due date — Karol’s first contraction started around 7:45 a.m. and then, her son was in her arms at 9:20 a.m. And while she predicted that Jonah might come a little sooner than her oldest son, Elijah, did, Karol was still left surprised, as the birth did not go as expected.

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