Woman gives birth outside Primark in Birmingham city centre

The scene as the woman gave birth outside the Primark store on New Street Credit: Twitter/@Rajjohal7

A woman has given birth outside Primark in Birmingham city centre.

She was walking down a busy New Street when she went into labour, just before 2pm this afternoon.

Security and staff at the Primark store held up sheets to give her privacy from other shoppers and crowds that built as she began delivering the baby on the pavement.

Several members of public called ambulance services, and police said a doctor and officers were in the area and helped out with the delivery - which earned cheers from onlookers when the baby arrived.

Both mother and daughter were taken to hospital, and West Midlands Ambulance Service tweeted that the baby is a girl, and she is doing ok.

Some people in the area at the time saw what happened:

A West Midlands Ambulance spokesperson said: