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Woman gives birth alongside Virginia interstate

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - A Virginia Beach woman gave birth alongside a Virginia interstate with the help of her husband.

Media outlets report paramedics arrived shortly after Stephanie Stonis delivered a boy during morning rush hour Monday on the side of Interstate 64 in Chesapeake.

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Mark Stonis was rushing his wife to the hospital when her water broke as they crossed a bridge. He eventually pulled over and helped her out.

Stonis says he had witnessed the birth of his two daughters - now ages 9 and 5 - and "had a general idea what to do." He tied off the umbilical cord using one of his shoelaces.

After paramedics arrived, the family was taken to Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, where mom and baby were doing fine.

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