A newborn baby was allegedly born at KFC in Mpumalanga recently. Image via Twitter @ST_Mahlangu
Little nugget: Newborn baby allegedly born at KFC in SA
A newborn baby was allegedly born at a KFC outlet earlier this week. The tiny tot and the mom were rushed to hospital shortly after delivery.
A newborn baby was allegedly born at KFC in Mpumalanga recently. Image via Twitter @ST_Mahlangu
A woman from Mpumalanga who had gone to Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) during Wednesday’s breakfast run surprised herself and the KFC staff when she delivered her baby inside the restaurant on Wednesday, 4 October, the Citizen reported.
MPUMALANGA WOMAN GIVES BIRTH AT KFC
According to the publication, in an extraordinary and unexpected turn of events, the woman, Prudence Skhosana, went to KFC at the Moutsiya shopping centre, where she walked out with not only her order but with her bundle of joy.
Dorah Kotelo, an Emergency Medical Services Station Manager, had reportedly just parked outside when, in a surprising twist of events, she was summoned to help a woman in labour inside the fried chicken outlet.
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Her training is said to have sprung into action as she helped deliver the newborn baby girl without any complications before driving Skhosana and the baby to Philadelphia Hospital.
“Every pregnant woman is informed of their expectancy date and advised not to travel during those days. We are also advising that when labour pains start, let’s not wait until they are severe. By then, it might be too late,” the Limpopo Department of Health MEC, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, was quoted as saying.
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IN A SIMILAR STORY
According to US Today, in 2018, KFC had a really cool campaign where they were giving away $11 000 (an estimated R214 000) to the first family who named their newborn Harland in honor of KFC’s Col. Harland Sanders. And the catch, you might ask,… well, it’s reported that the newborn baby had to be the first Harland born in America on 9 September of that year.
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The money was going to be donated towards the newborn’s college fund. And why $11 000, you might ask? Well, that is because of KFC’s 11 secret herbs and spices, of course.
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