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Paramedics Use Google Translate While Delivering Baby

Posted by samzenpus on from the quick-thinking dept.

First time accepted submitter myatari writes Irish paramedics transporting a pregnant Congolese woman to a maternity hospital in Cork had to use some quick thinking when the mum-to-be went into labor en-route. The two paramedics (neither of whom speak Swahili) fired up Google Translate to communicate via English-Swahili and successfully delivered baby girl "Brigid" (named after an Irish Saint no less!).

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  1. Re:Would French not have worked? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Swahili is one of the 4 official non-European languages in DRC with approximately 33 million DRC citizens speaking the language.

    So... the story makes sense... kind of. I agree though, French would have been my go-to language for someone from DRC. I've traveled in DRC (eastern side) and French was always the first thing anyone spoke to me.