Woman gives birth to baby girl outside Penneys in Birmingham

Mother and baby are said to be dong fine.

After recent stories in which their factory workers' conditions were once again questioned, Primark definitely needed some good news.

This lady kindly obliged by going into labour on the street just outside a Primark in Birmingham yesterday and giving birth to a baby girl.

Photo from @Rajjohal7 via Twitter

The woman was on her own when labour started but passers-by gathered around to help the woman as an ambulance was called. Staff from Primark held up sheets and towels and a near-by doctor was on-hand to help deliver the baby girl on New Street.

The labour was said to have lasted under 10 minutes.

The crowd gathered nearby let out a cheer when the baby was born.

"People were saying ‘get back and let her breathe’. Loads of people were recording on their phone. When the baby popped out, everybody cheered," said onlooker John Baker to ITV News.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "It's a girl and she's doing fine. Mother and baby are both okay, and have been taken to City Hospital."

That little girl should get free Penneys clothes for life!