Twin born on side of Maryland highway

Emergency crews help deliver baby on I-270 in Maryland

Emergency crews helped a woman deliver a healthy baby girl in a car on the side of a Maryland highway early Friday morning. FOX 5 photojournalist Senon Davis has the story. 

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Emergency crews helped a woman deliver a healthy baby girl in a car on the side of a Maryland highway early Friday morning.

What we know:

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded around 7 a.m. to the Falls Road exit ramp off Interstate 270, where they found a vehicle pulled over with its flashers on. The child’s father told crews his wife was in labor.

Crews assisted with the delivery of the baby before transporting the mother and newborn to Shady Grove Hospital. There, mom gave birth to a second baby girl. 

The twin girls and mom are doing well, officials say. 

Baby born on side of Maryland highway (Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)