Husband Saw Wife Start to Give Birth in the Car. His Foot Was on the Brake When He Pulled Their Baby Out (Exclusive)

“We’re grateful that the birth was so easy and quick, despite being way too dramatic,” Jasmine Kwong tells PEOPLE a week after welcoming daughter Aira

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  • Jasmine Kwong and Ashwin Avasarala’s daughter Aira was born inside the couple’s car on Sept. 15 — while they were en route to the hospital
  • In fact, they had to pull over while stopped on Chicago’s iconic Michigan Avenue
  • “Aira was born on the Mag Mile, right by the Tribune Tower,” the proud mom tells PEOPLE. “You can’t get more Chicago than that”

A Chicago couple has an incredible story to tell their daughter about her birth when she’s old enough to hear it.

Jasmine Kwong, 41, and her husband, Ashwin Avasarala, 40, are the proud parents of baby Aira, who was born last week inside her parent’s car on the side of the city’s iconic Michigan Avenue.

“Aira was born on the Mag Mile, right by the Tribune Tower,” Kwong tells PEOPLE. “You can’t get more Chicago than that.”…

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