A Bouncing Baby Girl ... on a Subway Platform

Jen Chaney — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:58:00 GMT

There are lots of places where I would prefer not to deliver a child: In a bathroom stall; on a pitcher's mound during the seventh inning stretch at an Orioles game; Newark, New Jersey. (Ah, just kidding, New Jersey residents. That last joke was too easy.)

Anyway, I would add to that list: A New York City subway station. But Francine Alfontent did just that on Monday, giving birth to a 6-pound, 7-pounce baby girl on the F train platform at the East Broadway stop.

The expectant mom was apparently headed to the hospital when she went into labor at the station. Several bystanders, including a nurse, coached Alfontent through the delivery of her child, named Soleil. The crowd that gathered -- side note: would you want this many New Yorkers staring at your hoo-hah during labor? -- apparently burst into applause when the little one arrived.

No word on whether any commuters attempted to put some change in Alfontent's hat.

Photo: Wendy Brown Via MSNBC.com

Strollerderby : Francine Alfontent

A Bouncing Baby Girl ... on a Subway Platform