Dramatic Moment An Expectant Mother Gives Birth In A Hospital Lift

The moment a baby boy was born on the floor of a hospital lift as doctors raced the expectant mother to the delivery room was captured on dramatic CCTV footage.

The video shows people evacuating the elevator when it became clear the mum was not going to make it to the maternity unit on time.

Li Fengling, who works as a lift operator at the Wenshang County People's Hospital, in East China , described how the heavily pregnant woman entered the lift in "a lot of pain".

Li said he immediately stopped the car on the orders of a doctor.

Nurse, Lin Jun, and a doctor then helped the woman who had collapsed in the corner when the baby started to crown.

Lin said the baby boy's head was clearly showing and it was "already too late" to get the mum to the delivery room.

The nurse was then forced to help deliver the child in the corner of the cramped space.

The footage shows the crying newborn baby coming into shot just seconds after the doors closed. But the medical staff were unable to cut the umbilical cord in the lift.

As soon as the baby was born the pair taken up to the delivery room and, while Lin carried the newborn, Li scooped the mother up in his arms and rushed the pair to a bed.

The baby boy was born at a good weight of just under six pounds and is in a healthy and stable, according to doctors.

Chinese social media users were comforted by the outcome of the surprising birth.

After the footage was posted online, one viewer wrote: "If you're going to give birth inside a lift, make sure it's in a hospital!"