Moment pregnant woman gives birth to baby in canoe after failing to make it to hospital

The woman gave birth to her baby in a canoe on a waterway in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, where a man traveling in a larger boat took noticed she was in pain and stopped to help

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Brazil: A woman gives birth to a baby in a canoe

Incredible footage shows the moment a woman gave birth in a canoe when she failed to reach the hospital in time.

The Brazilian mom-to-be was on a stream in the middle of the Amazon rainforest when she gave birth.

Unable to make it to the hospital, she gave birth to her baby last weekend in Benjamin Constant, northern Brazil.

The woman gave birth inside the canoe assisted by a man, named in the reports only as Thiago.

According to local media, he was traveling in a larger ship, but had stopped to help the pregnant woman when he noticed she was in severe pain.

Images showed how onlookers cheered as the newborn was delivered safe and sound.

The current state of health of the mother and child, as well as their identity, are unclear.

The woman was unable to get to the hospital in time (

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Benjamin Constant is located in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil, near the borders with Peru and Colombia.

Canoes are common in the Amazon region and are the most common mode of transport for locals.

The remote region had a 2020 population of 44,873 and is 736 miles from the state capital, Manaus.

Comprising approximately 40% of Brazil's total land area, the Amazon is a large tropical rainforest that covers an area of ​​2,300,000 square miles.