"As soon as she and her husband, Dustin, got in the car, panic set in. "I was freaking out," Weidman says. "I knew we didn't have much time." The next moments dissolved into sheer overwhelm, though she says Dustin didn't seem nearly as concerned. "It was excruciating - I couldn't even scream," Weidman, 34, recalls. They made it to a nearby medical center, only to be turned away because it had no maternity ward."
"Back in the car, she found herself seething at Dustin for not calling 911 sooner. "He thought I was just being dramatic!" she explains. "I was so mad at him." Once they were on the road again, the situation escalated immediately. Weidman knew they were out of time. "I told him we needed to pull over. Now," Weidman says. A few frantic minutes later, they turned into the parking lot of a Carl's Jr. - the only spot close enough to stop."
Pilar Weidman, a 34-year-old mother of four in Arizona, experienced rapidly intensifying contractions about an hour from the nearest hospital in May 2024. She delayed leaving until contractions became severe while preparing herself, then panicked once she and her husband were in the car. A nearby medical center had no maternity ward and turned them away, forcing a hurried drive. Tensions rose as emergency help was not immediately summoned, and the couple pulled into a Carl's Jr. parking lot where the birth unfolded within minutes.
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