UK woman gives birth in KFC car park, names baby ‘Colonel Cody’

Pic credit: Stephen Kirby/SWNS A baby’s name is often chosen for its meaning, family history or cultural tradition. But for Katie Murphy, 33, and Stephen Kirby, 32, the choice came down to circumstance and a car park that would define their son’s entire origin story. Katie and her partner welcomed their son in unexpected circumstances, which prompted them to name him after KFC’s famous founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, news agency SWNS reported.Hours after being sent home, woman goes into labour on the A38Pic credit: Stephen Kirby/SWNSIt was August 29. Katie Murphy and her partner drove to the hospital early in the morning after she felt the baby was coming. The doctors examined her, told her everything was fine and sent her back home. The contractions had started before they left the hospital, intensifying during the thirty-minute drive back to Bromsgrove. “They got more intense when we were at home, but Katie didn’t want to go back to [the] hospital yet in case we were turned away,” Kirby told the outlet.Eight hours later, the contractions grew stronger. The couple had no choice but to head to the hospital again. “Finally, at around 9 p.m., she was in so much discomfort that we j...