At just four days old, Valentina Isla Campbell has quite the story to tell after her mother had to give birth to her in a Jack in the Box parking lot.<\/p>\n
“In life, there are a lot of things you can prepare for,” father Darren Campbell said. “You can’t prepare for delivering your child in the passenger seat of your car.”<\/p>\n
The little girl arrived 15 days early last Friday after her mother, Michelle Cisneros, started to feel contractions while she prepared for a doctor’s appointment.<\/p>\n
“They started getting more intense, and they were five minutes apart at that point,” Cisneros said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She went directly to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, where she was monitored and then sent home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“She told me if my contractions were three minutes apart, then return,” Cisneros said. “We literally made it downstairs, and they were three minutes apart.”<\/p>\n
The couple said they were sent home again, but within minutes of being home, Cisneros could feel the baby coming.<\/p>\n
“And then we left and, I thought, OK, we’re in trouble here,” Campbell said. <\/p>\n
The couple made it just two miles from their home when they pulled over at the Jack in the Box and called 911.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the help of firefighters, Cisneros was able to safely deliver a very healthy baby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“As soon as I heard her first cry, I felt relief, like she is OK,” Cisneros said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The parents are thankful that both the mother and baby are OK. They spent a few days at Hoag Hospital but questioned if this could have been prevented.<\/p>\n
“I was in so much pain, and they gave me morphine when I was there,” Cisneros said. “It should have been an indicator. I couldn’t even speak.”<\/p>\n
For now, they are relishing much less dramatic moments with the newest addition to their family.<\/p>\n
“It’s been surreal,” Campbell said. “We’re home and safe, and we’re a family of four now.”<\/p>\n
Hoag Hospital said it is gathering more information about the incident and may release a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The family said Jack in the Box reached out to them so the fast-food chain could send them a care package.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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