A learner driver passed her test while in labour and then drove herself straight to the hospital to give birth.
Emma French, 20, felt four contractions during the driving test and despite the pain she managed to not only pass, but drive to the hospital where she became a mother for the first time.
Emma French from Livingston, Scotland, said: "Everyone was telling me to go to the hospital but I had waited so long for my driving test that I was determined to do it."
"I didn't dare tell the examiner I was in labour in case he made me cancel the test."
"The nurses in the hospital were very confused because I was getting congratulations cards for both my baby and my driving test."
"When I told them they were all in shock, they couldn't believe it."
"I am really happy I passed, it's something I wanted to do before I had my daughter to make it easier for me when she was born."
Emma woke up at 4am on the morning of her driving test on August 30 to find her waters had broken.
But when the baby didn't arrive she decided to sit her test, which was booked for 8.40am that morning.
Emma said: "I had failed my test in March and had to wait until August for another. I knew I had to do it because I knew if I didn't I wouldn't have another chance until the baby was a little older, so I didn't tell my instructor or the examiner what was happening and just got on with it."
"It was really scary and everyone must think I'm crazy but it ended the way I had hoped."
Emma's labour last another six hours and baby Eva was born at 7.30pm that day.




据英国《每日邮报》10月31日报道，英国一名女子在临产前通过驾照考试，并在随后自己驱车前往医院生产。
20岁的艾玛在驾照考试时感到4次子宫收缩，之后她不仅不顾疼痛通过了考试还自己驾车去医院生产。

艾玛来自苏格兰的利文斯顿。她说："所有人都劝我去医院，但我等待参加驾照考试的时间太久了所以我决定这么做。"

"我不敢告诉主考官我正经受产前阵痛，以防他取消我的考试资格。"

"医院的护士们感到很困惑，因为我收到了祝贺孩子出生和驾照考试通过的两种贺卡。"

"当我告诉他们真相时他们都震惊到无法相信。"
"我真的很高兴能通过考试，这是我在生女儿之前就想要做的事，这样在女儿出生后我就能更轻松。"

艾玛在8月30 日考试当天凌晨4点钟醒来，发现自己的羊水破了。
但是她决定在孩子还没有出生前参加原定于当日早晨8点40分的驾照考试。

艾玛说："我没能通过3月份的考试只能一直等到八月参加这一次。我知道我必须这样做否则在孩子长大一点之前我将不会再有下一次机会。所以我没有告诉我的教练或主考官发生了什么，并抓紧通过考试。"

"这样做的确很吓人，所有人都认为我疯了，但是它以我想要的方式结束了。"

考试结束后艾玛的生产又持续了六个小时，她的女儿伊娃于当晚7点30分出生。

• despite [di´spait] prep.尽管 (初中英语单词)
• cancel [´kænsəl] vt.删去；勾销；放弃 (初中英语单词)
• instructor [in´strʌktə] n.教师；指导者 (初中英语单词)
• everyone [´evriwʌn] pron.=everybody 每人 (初中英语单词)
• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)
• happening [´hæpəniŋ] n.事件，偶然发生的事 (英语四级单词)
• examiner [ig´zæminə] n.审查者；主考者 (英语六级单词)
• august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)