New York, January 19,2012: An Indian-origin woman gave birth to her first child during the train ride from New Jersey to New York, in what would be her most unforgettable journey.
At first, Rabita Sarkar, 31, of New Jersey said she thought she was experiencing false labour pains as she boarded the train run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in Jersey City. But as the Manhattanbound train entered New York, Sarkar knew her baby could nor wait any longer. As she went into labour, few passengers helped her panicked husband deliver the baby boy they nicknamed “Jhatpat” – the Hindi word for “fast”, a report in the New York Daily News said. “He decided to come and that was it. Nothing could stop him. Nothing could keep him inside for longer,” the report quoted Sarkar as saying.
She was later admitted to a New York hospital. “I don’t think anybody could actually dream of such a delivery,” she added. Sarkar and her 30-year-old husband, Aditya Saurabh, were already on their way to the hospital for a medical check-up. “We were coming here to check if it was false labour or not,” she said. “I was like, ‘Okay, I’m just doing it for peace of mind’”. Wanting to avoid the always-crowded Lincoln Tunnel, they decided to take the commuter train ‘PATH’ that runs from New Jersey to New York.
At first, Rabita Sarkar, 31, of New Jersey said she thought she was experiencing false labour pains as she boarded the train run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in Jersey City. But as the Manhattanbound train entered New York, Sarkar knew her baby could nor wait any longer. As she went into labour, few passengers helped her panicked husband deliver the baby boy they nicknamed “Jhatpat” – the Hindi word for “fast”, a report in the New York Daily News said. “He decided to come and that was it. Nothing could stop him. Nothing could keep him inside for longer,” the report quoted Sarkar as saying.
She was later admitted to a New York hospital. “I don’t think anybody could actually dream of such a delivery,” she added. Sarkar and her 30-year-old husband, Aditya Saurabh, were already on their way to the hospital for a medical check-up. “We were coming here to check if it was false labour or not,” she said. “I was like, ‘Okay, I’m just doing it for peace of mind’”. Wanting to avoid the always-crowded Lincoln Tunnel, they decided to take the commuter train ‘PATH’ that runs from New Jersey to New York.