Arizona woman is forced to give birth in a hospital parking lot – ‘two hours after nurses told her to go home and wait until her induction date despite being in agony’
- Scherazade Vedarte-Gonzalez and baby Luzbella are both healthy, the family says
An Arizona mother gave birth to her daughter in a minivan in a hospital parking lot just hours after nurses sent her home, her family claims.
Scherazade Vedarte-Gonzalez suffered a lot of pain in her last week of pregnancy and made three visits to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center in Phoenix to make sure all was well with her baby. Each time she was sent home.
Vedarte-Gonzalez went to the hospital again early Sunday morning, the day her daughter Luzbella was born, but was reportedly discharged and advised to wait for her scheduled induction on May 25, the family said. KTVK.
About two hours after she returned home, her pain worsened and she was rushed back to the hospital. But by the time her mother Lucy Villanueva parked the car, she was already in full labor.
Villanueva, who says she could already see her granddaughter’s head, didn’t have time to go inside to get a doctor and delivered the baby herself.
Scherazade Vedarte-Gonzalez gave birth to her newborn daughter Luzbella at 3 a.m. on May 25 in a minivan in the parking lot outside Banner Casa Grande Medical Center in Phoenix. She is pictured after delivering her baby
Medical staff treated Vedarte-Gonzalez in the parking lot before admitting her back to the hospital, where she reportedly stayed overnight
Villanueva rushed to the hospital around 3 a.m. Sunday while her daughter was in labor.
“She said, ‘Mom, it’s coming! We have to go!’ Villanueva told the TV station. ‘It’s coming! I feel it. It’s already coming out,’ and I couldn’t believe it… when I opened the door, I already saw the head.’
After helping deliver her granddaughter, Villanueva handed her daughter the newborn and went to seek help.
‘I didn’t know what to do. “I just put the baby on her and ran in and said, ‘Help! Help! You know, she’s having a baby! The baby’s out!'” she said.
Medical personnel treated Vedarte-Gonzalez in the parking lot before admitting her back to the hospital, where she reportedly stayed overnight.
Despite the “really traumatic” experience, both mother and daughter are healthy, Villanueva said.
Both Luzbella (pictured) and her mother are reportedly doing great after the ‘traumatic’ birth
Vedarte-Gonzalez is pictured holding her newborn daughter Luzbella
But Banner Casa Grande Medical Center has apparently refuted the family’s claims that they were forced out by staff.
A hospital spokesperson told KTVK: “Scherazade Luz Vedarte-Gonzalez was seen and assessed before delivery. She was not in active labor and chose to go home. She was delivered a few hours later.
“We are pleased that both Ms. Vedarte-Gonzalez and her baby are doing well after delivery,” the hospital added.
DailyMail.com has contacted the hospital for comment.