Baby boy born on subway platform

A woman gave birth on a Washington subway platform has received $US100 in subway or bus fares.

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A woman who gave birth to a baby boy on a Metro platform in downtown Washington is getting $US100 in subway or bus fares as a gift.

Shavonnte Taylor received a handwritten note of congratulations on Thursday from Metro general manager Richard Sarles. Included in the note was a $US100 fare card.

Taylor gave birth on Thursday morning on the platform of the busy L'Enfant Plaza station. Metro officials say she went into labour aboard a train and an off-duty emergency medical technician helped her off the train and delivered the baby.

Taylor and her son, Amir, were taken to a hospital in apparent good health.

Sarles wrote to Taylor saying he's sure the delivery didn't go as she imagined.


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