teacher gives birth in classroom

**Sara Noel** · 10-29-2002, 10:52 PM

Texas Teacher Gives Birth in Class

EULESS, Texas (AP) - An elementary teacher gave students in her early childhood development class an unexpected lesson when she gave birth in her classroom.

Rhonda Schafer was able to get her students, ages 3 and 4, out of the Bear Creek Elementary School classroom on Monday and then called for the school nurse.

The nurse arrived just in time to help Schafer as she gave birth behind her desk about 2:30 p.m., about five minutes after the first sign of labor.

They wrapped the baby girl in a co-worker's sweater, school librarian Cynda Mast said.

Teachers had gathered in the hall outside the classroom by the time Euless emergency medical workers arrived about 10 minutes after the birth, Euless Fire Department officials said.

The medics arrived in time to cut the cord, Fire Department spokeswoman Christine Cox said.

"It was a very nice, quiet environment, if you can imagine that at an elementary school," she said.

Mother and daughter were in "perfect health" at Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine, Cox said.

Earlier that morning, Schafer, who also has two sons, had told Mast that she was due in about a week or whenever the baby was ready.

"I guess she got ready this afternoon," Mast said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...lassroom_birth

Ok, I want labor like this lady vs. the 24 hr kind with all the walking and breathing and exhaustion.

**heaven** · 10-29-2002, 10:56 PM

well and i though i had quick ones. My longest was my son at 5 hours, the girls were 2 hours and 1 1/2 hours, but i did make it to hospital thankfully.

**mom2matty** · 10-29-2002, 11:31 PM

Gosh I thought I was quick too! I had dd in 8 hrs 42 minutes and ds in 1 hour 28 minutes!!
Wow, what a neat story!!!

**Michelle** · 10-29-2002, 11:36 PM

Ugh....mine was 22 hrs long, and then I had a C-section

**captclearance** · 10-30-2002, 12:00 AM

22 hours here too....... Sara, I hope it goes fast for you, just not in front of the computer ....LOL

**homesteadmamma** · 10-30-2002, 09:04 AM

Wow, my first was 8 hrs, then 2 hrs and my last 29 1/2 hrs.

So Sara, you just might have her quickly!!! Will be praying for an easy and quick labour!!

**debbiepete** · 10-30-2002, 09:24 AM

I can sympathize, my first was 26 hours and my 2nd was 15 minutes.

**Michelle** · 10-30-2002, 09:26 AM

wow Deb-only 15 minutes??? Now that's one I could handle LOL

**debbiepete** · 10-30-2002, 09:31 AM

Well I went to my appt and the Dr said how would you like to have your baby today? As it was, I was 2 weeks late

Well he brought me upstairs. broke my water. I rolled over with a contraction and Krystal was born, she was totally purple from being born so quick.

**mom2matty** · 10-30-2002, 10:26 AM

Wow, that is quick Deb!!

**Lori Biever-Launder** · 11-02-2002, 12:19 AM

Gee, heer insurance didn't have to pay a thing!

**PrairieRose** · 11-02-2002, 04:14 PM

Wow, that's really amazing. Kinda like the joke "I just rolled over and coughed, the baby was born...". I was never so lucky. 10 hrs, 8 hrs. (then a c-section) and 24 hours. The last one they induced me early because I insisted on natural birth vs. another section. So I wasn't ready and it took 2 days. Baby was fine, wanted to nurse in the delivery room, we hadn't eatien in 2 days!

**dolphin** · 11-02-2002, 11:23 PM

Thanks for sharing this news. I only caught a bit of it and not the whole story.

My first was 2 weeks late and 24 hours of labor. My second was 9 hours of labor and 15 min. of "doc. get this out of here now!" lol
Ended up having a c-section.

**tunasalad** · 11-04-2002, 07:06 PM

I am a teacher and there is a teacher here that I am sure could calve any minute!! I wouldn't be suprised if Sara reads about her soon!

**Mom23boys** · 11-04-2002, 07:48 PM

That's amazing! I had one that was 8 hrs., one 4 hrs. and the last was 2 hrs.
So mine got faster. The last was also the hardest!

Maybe yours will be fast Sara.