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Nobody in their right mind would think that giving birth in a car is a sporty idea and my heart goes out to Amanda McBride, the 29-year-old mother-to-be who gave birth to her baby boy in a Chevy Cobalt while driving down a Minnesota highway at a speedy 70 miles an hour. I can only imagine how frightened she must have been for herself and her baby. For what it’s worth, this is why every mom might want to educate herself on what to do should she have to do the unthinkable and have to deliver her baby alone.
I’m going to give the PR department at GM the benefit of the doubt and say that they felt the same way even if they quickly moved past the emotional aspects of the news and made use of the event as a promotional opportunity. Word is that after they were made aware of the story they came up with a cute nickname for her son, Cobalt Joe AND had the idea to give the healthy mother and baby a present of free baby diapers for a year. This in itself is a lovely gesture but wait…Ms. McBride is also getting two car safety seats, a stroller and other free baby items from GM.
Since it was in a Chevy Cobalt that little Joe was born, Margaret Brooks, an employee of GM in the small cars marketing division was asked for a soundbyte and is quoted as saying, “We knew that the Cobalt was designed to deliver its occupants safely, but never did we expect a delivery quite like this.” And if I were to be cynical I would have to wonder how in the world does the birth of this baby in a small Chevrolet attest to its design quality? But I’m not in the mood for cynicism because I am so glad that after giving birth in a car both mother and child are OK.
I would, however, like to give credit where credit is due in that the mother was obviously doing her best to try and get to a hospital by driving even after her water broke.
Now, would anyone else care to hazard a guess as to whether there will be copycat deliveries? If GM who is struggling will cough up free diapers for a year and other baby supplies, what might some of the motor companies who have come through the downturn in the economy in better shape come up with? Ok, and here’s another scenario. What if behind the scenes the automobile industry seeing the opportunity to promote their latest eco-friendly, green car were to find some poor pregnant chick and offer her whatever to make giving birth in a car seem attractive? Ahhh….can you tell that I’ve been watching too many conspiracy movies? Nobody would treat a mother and baby’s health so casually.
I’m going to give the PR department at GM the benefit of the doubt and say that they felt the same way even if they quickly moved past the emotional aspects of the news and made use of the event as a promotional opportunity. Word is that after they were made aware of the story they came up with a cute nickname for her son, Cobalt Joe AND had the idea to give the healthy mother and baby a present of free baby diapers for a year. This in itself is a lovely gesture but wait…Ms. McBride is also getting two car safety seats, a stroller and other free baby items from GM.
Since it was in a Chevy Cobalt that little Joe was born, Margaret Brooks, an employee of GM in the small cars marketing division was asked for a soundbyte and is quoted as saying, “We knew that the Cobalt was designed to deliver its occupants safely, but never did we expect a delivery quite like this.” And if I were to be cynical I would have to wonder how in the world does the birth of this baby in a small Chevrolet attest to its design quality? But I’m not in the mood for cynicism because I am so glad that after giving birth in a car both mother and child are OK.
I would, however, like to give credit where credit is due in that the mother was obviously doing her best to try and get to a hospital by driving even after her water broke.
Now, would anyone else care to hazard a guess as to whether there will be copycat deliveries? If GM who is struggling will cough up free diapers for a year and other baby supplies, what might some of the motor companies who have come through the downturn in the economy in better shape come up with? Ok, and here’s another scenario. What if behind the scenes the automobile industry seeing the opportunity to promote their latest eco-friendly, green car were to find some poor pregnant chick and offer her whatever to make giving birth in a car seem attractive? Ahhh….can you tell that I’ve been watching too many conspiracy movies? Nobody would treat a mother and baby’s health so casually.
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I was amazed when I hear about this on news. I've also heard the car company is providing Amanda McBride with a year’s supply of diapers, two child safety seats, a stroller and other baby goodies such as bottles and toys. :)
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