Exhausted mother gives birth in her sleep, wakes up to newborn son in wild hospital scene

A laboring mother has delivered her baby while sleeping, missing the birth of her own son.In a now-viral video, the woman detailed the circumstances that would be unimaginable to any mother.The 27-year-old mother-of-three had been called into a hospital in Canada for a medical induction.She had tested positive with Group B Streptococcus — a common bacterium found in the digestive and vaginal tracts that can cause severe illness if transmitted during childbirth.Carolina Moreno was given antibiotics before her waters could be broken and labor could begin.“They didn’t do anything until I was properly covered by the antibiotics, because I do have a history of delivering fast,” she explained in the clip.She recounted her cervix being “really thin,” her contractions moving quickly and a “really uncomfortable” labor.Once the epidural was administered, she remembers it taking some time to feel relief, with a nurse recommending she push a button to administer an extra dose.She soon drifted off to sleep after finding comfort for just under two hours, before the nurse returned to check the baby on the monitor.Moreno quickly realized the nurse was struggling to find the baby’s heartbeat, triggering her to worry.She became more alert from her sleepy state, offering to change positions for the nurse.“When I turn on my back, her hands are still on my stomach, and that’s when she points out that my stomach feels really weird,” the mother explained.“Now looking back at it, obviously yeah, my stomach was empty.”Her mind had taken her to the worst-case scenario, leading her to believe “my baby’s dead.”Upon adjusting her legs, she felt something on the bed, which Moreno assumed would be her placenta.But when the nurse lifted back the covers, she found the baby lying face down and silent.“I just panic… that’s everything a newborn shouldn’t be,” the mother said.She also said her husband, who had woken up in the aftermath, hadn’t realized what...