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A pregnant customer unexpectedly went into labour at a Chinatown beauty salon and gave birth there with the help of a staff member.<\/p>\n
In a TikTok video which has since gone viral, the mother is seen being brought out of the salon, named Smart Cat Head Spa, on a stretcher.<\/p>\n
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A man follows behind, cradling a swaddled newborn in his arms.<\/p>\n
“My store witnessed the birth of a life,” wrote TikTok user jasonsg520.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, a salon staff member, surnamed Zhang, said the woman had visited the shop at noon on Wednesday (March 25) for an eyelash appointment.<\/p>\n
She was feeling slightly unwell then, and told the 38-year-old beauty technician she had just seen a doctor who said all was fine.<\/p>\n
Just as Zhang finished the service, the woman’s condition suddenly changed, reported the Chinese publication.<\/p>\n
“She said that she didn’t feel well and she looked pale. I was also panicking and didn’t know what to do,” Zhang said.<\/p>\n
The technician quickly laid out a blanket on the floor for the customer, who notified her husband about the situation. She also asked another customer to help call for an ambulance.<\/p>\n
“The customer’s hands were shaking, so I held her hand to comfort her and help her stay calm.”<\/p>\n
Suddenly, the woman said the child was about to be born. Zhang, who saw that the baby was crowning, found herself becoming a makeshift midwife.<\/p>\n
A baby boy was delivered quickly, and he cried loudly, said Zhang.<\/p>\n
Paramedics arrived shortly afterwards and cut the umbilical cord.<\/p>\n
According to Shin Min, the customer is a 37-year-old woman surnamed Wang, and that the newborn is her second child.<\/p>\n
“The situation was so sudden and amazing. I’m very grateful for the technician’s help,” she said.<\/p>\n
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