Woman visiting Tampa for cruise discovers she’s pregnant, in labor before setting sail

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A couple visiting Tampa for a cruise is going home with an unexpected souvenir.

HCA Florida Brandon Hospital said the couple from Rhode Island were visiting friends in the Tampa Bay area before setting sail on a cruise when the mom-to-be began experiencing severe abdominal pain.

When the woman went to the emergency room, doctors told her unexpected news: She was pregnant and in labor.

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Hours later, the woman gave birth to a boy named Sebastian…

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