Baby girl born during roadside delivery

A pregnant Sidney woman driving with her husband to Scottsbluff gave birth to a healthy 7-pound baby girl on the side of the highway outside of Sidney this week.

Kendra Stone's labor began Wednesday morning when she noticed a labor pain and called her husband to leave work. Once they made it as far as Gurley – about 15 miles outside Sidney – Stone said she knew they weren't going to make in time.

"I woke up around 5:30 a.m. having contractions, but I waited until about 8 a.m. and called my husband to come home from work," Stone said. "We made it to about Gurley and told him to turn around. We had to stop right by the UPS center outside of Sidney. Everything happened so fast."

By 9:30 a.m. the couple had welcomed a new baby girl to the family.

"My husband called 911, and they told him to pull the car over. He was definitely panicking and I was trying not to hit him while he was driving but I was screaming and yelling," Stone said while laughing. "Once he pulled the car over to the side of the road, he saw that the baby was already coming. We were both nervous. He got a little white and scared, but he listened to what 911 was telling him and did a good job."

Once the paramedics from Sidney Regional Medical Center arrived, Allie May Stone had already been delivered by her father, Mike Stone.

"Some of the family was worried that things might not be OK, but everyone is very excited," Stone said. "She came so fast, she's healthy and happy. We have an awesome birth story to tell."

Mom and baby were transported to SRMC and are doing fine.