Marathon Runner Has Baby Without Knowing She Was Pregnant

Marathon runner’s baby: A woman training for a marathon in Minnesota had an unexpected baby while she was training, claiming she had no idea she was pregnant.
Marathon Runner Has Baby Without Knowing She Was Pregnant
Jack Phillips
6/5/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Marathon runner’s baby: A woman training for a marathon in Minnesota had an unexpected baby while she was training, claiming she had no idea she was pregnant.

Trish Staine, 33, said she was training for a half-marathon on Saturday and ran for two hours when she noticed back pains, reported WDIO.com.

The pain became severe and she was rushed via an ambulance to a local hospital.

“In the ER, they found a fetal heartbeat. I was like, no no no. There’s no way I’m pregnant. But they rushed me up to the Birthing Center, and five minutes after I got into my room, she was born,” Staine told the station.

The baby was born 6 pounds and 6 ounces and was described as “healthy,” she said.

But Staine said that she showed no signs of being pregnant, including weight gain or loss of her period.

“It was like a dream,” her husband, John Staine, told the Duluth News Tribune. “I wanted to make sure it was real.”

The couple has two foster children and two biological children.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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