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Grandmother Delivers Baby On The Freeway: Family Was En Route To Hospital (VIDEO)

WATCH: Baby Born On The Freeway!

The ultimate "LA" baby. Born on the freeway!

In what her father calls a "miracle," Lea Racio Felix was born early and unexpected right in the middle of the 15 freeway in Riverside County, Calif., CBS reports.

The baby was due May 3 but her mother, Stephanie Felix, went into labor Saturday morning. "I said that I felt we weren’t going to make it because I could feel the baby coming,” Felix said. "I said, 'It feels better when I push.' And they were like, 'Don't push!' I was like, 'It's coming!'"

And indeed it did. Stephanie, her sister and her grandmother were only on the freeway for a few minutes before the baby started to crown. Amazingly, Stephanie's grandmother delivered the baby without any training. When asked how she did it, the grandmother said she had no idea: "I don't know. I don't know. I don't know."

The family wrapped the infant in a blanket, and paramedics soon arrived on the scene. Both Stephanie and Lea appear to be healthy, and the entire family is thrilled.

Before You Go

Weirdest Places Women Have Given Birth
In A Tree(01 of10)
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In 2000, Sofia Pedro climbed a tree to escape the floodwaters in Mozambique, Africa. The brave mom held onto branches as she delivered her baby Rosita. A few minutes later, they were rescued by a South African helicopter crew, umbilical cord still attached.
At McDonald's(02 of10)
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In 2007, McDonald's employee Danille Miller -- who didn't know she was pregnant -- felt a sudden urge to run to the bathroom during her shift. A few minutes later, she gave birth to baby Austin. Sources were unable to confirm if she changed her greeting to, "Would you like a baby with that burger?" (credit:Alamy)
In A Library(03 of10)
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Dominique Trevino was on the way to the hospital by bus in 2009 when she started having contractions. Another passenger, who worked at the hospital, told her to get off at the library. Once inside, library security pitched in to help deliver her baby girl. She only had to push twice. (credit:Alamy)
At A Post Office(04 of10)
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Sonia Marina Nascimento stopped by a post office in England to buy a mobile phone credit -- but got more than just a top up: she went into labor and gave birth to a baby girl right there. The post-master, who put the baby on the scales (and handled her with care?), said she weighed "the equivalent of an £8.22 first class parcel." (credit:Alamy)
On A Sidewalk(05 of10)
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In 2009, Tiffany Kohls gave birth a few feet away from a hospital in Wisconsin. She said there was no stopping her son Kellen's arrival. Security guards and a nurse helped delivered him. (credit:Alamy)
In A Car (That She Was Driving)(06 of10)
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In 2010, Amanda McBride felt like she was going into labor, so she picked up her husband -- who suffers from seizures -- and headed towards the hospital. While en route, her water broke and her husband took the wheel. "And then, all of a sudden, I heard this little waa-a-a-a (cry)," he said. (credit:Alamy)
On A Highway Shoulder(07 of10)
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A New Jersey couple was on their way to the hospital when mom Alshesirca started having contractions on the Garden State Parkway. Dad-to-be Nelson pulled over and delivered his baby on the side of the road with a 911 operator guiding him. "I was just glad we were driving our truck and not our Civic," said mom. (credit:Alamy)
At 40,000 Feet(08 of10)
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In September, Aida Alamillo was flying from Manila to San Francisco when she went into pre-term labor. Three nurses on board and cabin crew members helped deliver baby Kevin Raymar Francis Domingo --"Francis" because they were en route to San Francisco. (credit:Alamy)
On The Internet(09 of10)
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OK, so she was technically at home, but Nancy Salgueiro set up a high-definition video camera in her living room in Canada to livestream the birth of her son. More than 2,000 people registered to watch online. Her two-year-old son cut the umbilical cord. (credit:Alamy)
In An Art Gallery(10 of10)
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Performance artist Marni Kotak made headlines earlier this year when she announced her plans to give birth inside a New York art gallery because it is the "highest form of art."With approximately 20 people in the room, she delivered baby Ajax in late October. Footage of the birth will be added to an upcoming exhibition at the Microscope Gallery in Brooklyn. (credit:AP)
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