US EditionBrit tourist gives birth to baby in hotel garden in Spain power outage chaos
- In the early hours of Tuesday, April 29, 2025, a British woman in her early twenties gave birth prematurely outside the reception area of a hotel in Torremolinos.
- Her water broke at 30 weeks into her pregnancy during a widespread blackout that impacted the Costa del Sol region as well as areas of Spain and Portugal.
- Hotel staff assisted her as emergency services could not arrive in time, with the receptionist performing CPR on the newborn who had no initial pulse and purple skin.
- The newborn showed signs of asphyxia but began coughing after resuscitation, and both mother and baby were rushed under police escort to Malaga's Materno Infantil Hospital in critical condition.
- The birth highlights the severe challenges caused by Spain's widespread blackout, whose exact cause remains unknown as investigations continue and power restoration nears completion.
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Receptionist saved Brit mum & baby after she gave birth during Spain blackout
A HEROIC receptionist who saved a young Brit mum’s newborn after she gave birth during the historic Spanish blackout has told his “incredible” experience. Hotel worker Arturo Bermudez came to the holidaymaker’s rescue during her premature delivery at the Puente Real Hotel in Torremolinos. SolarpixHeroic Arturo Bermudez helped save a tot’s life during its premature birth[/caption] SolarpixA Brit staying at Hotel Puente Real sought help after her …
A receptionist from Torremolinos attends a premature delivery and revives the baby in full blackout
"I was on my shift, I was thinking about the accounts, I wasn't thinking that I had to revive a newborn and get a child out of there. I wasn't in my plans," says the man, who was receiving instructions from 061160 beds and kits "repairers" at Malaga train station: "We were looking for hotels, but they were skyrocketing" A woman from the UK gave birth to a premature baby at the reception of the Hotel Puente Real de Torremolinos (Málaga) during la…
Brit tourist gives birth prematurely in hotel garden during Spain outage
A BRIT tourist gave birth to a 10-week premature baby in the garden of a Costa del Sol hotel during Spain’s massive power outage. The newborn was in a critical condition this morning after suffering complications in the dead of night during the devastating blackouts. SolarpixA Brit staying at Hotel Puente Real sought help after her waters broke in the middle of the night[/caption] SolarpixThe woman gave birth 10 weeks early in the garden of the …
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