US EditionWoman, Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant, 'Spontaneously' Delivers Baby at Burning Man
Kayla Thompson, unaware of her pregnancy due to cryptic pregnancy, gave birth prematurely at Burning Man; baby Aurora weighed 3 lbs 9.6 oz and is now in a Reno NICU.
- On Aug. 27, Kayla Thompson, 36, unexpectedly gave birth to Aurora inside her R.V. camper at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada during the predawn hours.
- Family members say Kayla only realized she was pregnant early Wednesday morning, illustrating the cryptic pregnancy phenomenon affecting about 1 in every 500 pregnancies.
- An obstetrician, neonatal care nurse and pediatric doctor rushed to help, with the baby weighing 3 lbs 9.6 oz and measuring 16.5 inches before helicopter transfer to Reno.
- A family-run GoFundMe aims to cover medical bills, travel, lodging and baby supplies, raising more than $6,000 toward an $11,000 goal as the parents remain stranded in Reno, Nevada.
- The delivery followed a white-out dust storm on Monday, highlighting Burning Man's rarity of births at the Playa about 120 miles north of Reno, complicating emergency logistics.
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Woman, who didn't know she was pregnant, 'spontaneously' delivers baby at Burning Man
A couple at Burning Man were met with an unexpected guest one night in their R.V. camper. In a statement to TODAY.com, a spokesperson from Burning Man Project confirmed that a baby was “spontaneously” born Aug. 27 in Black Rock City, Nevada, where the annual festival takes place. Kayla Thompson told The New York Times that she was asleep with her husband, Kasey Thompson, in their R.V. camper when she suddenly started experiencing a lot of “pai…
Woman Gives Birth, Despite 'No Signs' of Pregnancy, While Attending Burning Man Festival: 'She Wasn't Even Showing'
Kayla Thompson was in an RV for the festival in Nevada when she unexpectedly went into labor on Aug. 27gofundme RV at Burning Man festivalNEED TO KNOWKayla Thompson unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl while attending the Burning Man Festival on Aug. 27Kayla, 36, and her husband Kasey claim they "had no idea" she was pregnant before going to the event in Black Rock City, Nevada“Had I known [about the pregnancy], that’s the absolutely last plac…
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Surprise! Baby girl born at Burning Man to mother who says she wasn't expecting
After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City in Nevada on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went into labor on the Playa.
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