Surprise! This Dutch woman goes for a tan but leaves with a baby instead

From lie back and "relax" to lie back and "push" 😳

A woman in Zutphen was enjoying her routine sunbed tanning when she suddenly gave birth — without knowing she was even pregnant in the first place.

Using sunbeds while pregnant is not allowed, so she had no idea she would be leaving the salon with a newborn daughter in her arms.

Unexpected UV delivery

The owner of the tanning studio, Fokko Beuker, was stunned (to say the least).

He tells Omroep Gelderland that the woman called for help several times, and he immediately called 112 before grabbing towels and making space for first responders.

Beuker witnessed the entire birth, reporting that the baby “didn’t make a sound, but she was breathing. The umbilical cord was fortunately not around her neck.” 

Emergency services arrived too late 

Although Beuker quickly jumped to action — the baby had places to be. She arrived in ten minutes, long before the emergency services even got there. 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

Once help did arrive, they were very prepared. 

The midwife was accompanied by an ambulance and trauma helicopter with a medical team.

Thankfully, both the mother and baby were healthy but were taken to the hospital just to be safe. 

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Ada Dolanay
Ada Dolanay
Ada was born in Turkey, but spent almost all her life growing up in Amsterdam. As a third year Literary and Cultural Analysis student, she’s consistently observing, analysing and writing about people and places. After years of experiencing Dutch culture, she remains frustrated at Dutch cuisine, and continues to discover new benches in narrow streets to sit and read on (when the weather decides to be kind).

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