Baby born on road

Family reunites with doula and first responders who helped deliver baby on side of road in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Traffic congestion

Parents Nate Geminiano and Karollyn Zepeda were caught in traffic while labor progressed faster than expected.

Doula assists

Katie Higgins, a doula with 13 years experience, helped mother through labor and delivery.

“He was like, someone's in labor. And my wife looked at me with big eyes and was like, you can do this. Go help.”

Emergency response

Paramedics and firefighters left vehicles to reach baby before emergency crews could arrive.

“We talked together and, you know, helped her through the pushing. And the baby was born.”

Traffic concerns

Neighbors and city officials highlighted traffic congestion issues in Golden Gate Park area.

“That's actually pretty scary and unfortunate because you would always want to think that there's like, a path to get to any hospital in this neighborhood.”

City response

Supervisor Alan Wong said city will examine traffic changes near park to reduce congestion.

“I want to make sure that we're continuing to look at opportunities to reduce congestion and ensure that people are able to get to where they need to go.”