A WOMAN in Des Moines, Iowa, in the U.S., stepped into the shower last week to help ease the discomfort of stomach pains. She emerged holding a newborn.

    Brittany Young, 24, told the Des Moines Register that she knew she was pregnant and had recurring stomach pains Wednesday. Turns out, Young may have misunderstood a hospital worker in December. Instead of being 12 weeks pregnant then as Young believed, she had 12 weeks left.

    “I got in the shower, not even five minutes after that, I was like, my stomach is still hurting. Not even five seconds (later), I had to push,” Young said. Soon after, her daughter, Miracle, arrived, weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces (2.95 kg).

    “This baby’s eyes were open; she was just sitting there staring at me,” Young said. “She didn’t cry or anything. I was in shock. I was like, there’s a baby here.”

    Dr. Michael Cardwell at Mercy Medical Center said women with a medical condition called precipitous labor means contractions can start a couple hours before delivery. Cardwell didn’t personally treat Young, who has had three other children, but said that women who are already mothers can go into labor quickly.(SD-Agencies)