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Woman gives birth after marathon

Amber Miller, of Westchester, Ill., gestures during a news conference as she holds her baby at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., Monday Oct. 10, 2011. [Agencies]

Amber Miller, of Westchester, Ill., gestures during a news conference as she holds her baby at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., Monday Oct. 10, 2011. [Agencies]


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Amber Miller felt contractions just minutes after crossing the finish line at the Chicago Marathon. A few hours later, the Chicago woman -- who slogged her way through 26.2 miles while nearly 39 weeks pregnant -- delivered a healthy baby girl, AP reported.

She completed it with a half-run half-walk approach, drinking lots of fluids and eating a lot along the way, and finished in 6:25:50.

It was not Miller's first marathon while pregnant.

In May, the she ran the Wisconsin Marathon in 4:23:07 while 17 weeks pregnant with her daughter. In 2009, she ran the Indianapolis Marathon in 4:30:27 while she was 18 weeks pregnant with her son Caleb. (点击chron.com网站查看原文)

彪悍孕妇跑完马拉松随即产女

       安伯·米勒跨过芝加哥马拉松赛的终点线没几分钟就发生子宫收缩。数小时后,这位芝加哥女子产下一名健康的女婴。

       据美联社报道,怀孕39周的米勒半跑半走,途中喝了很多饮料、吃了很多东西,最终用6小时25分50秒艰难跑完了26.2英里。

       这并不是米勒第一次带孕跑马拉松。

       今年五月,怀孕17周的她用4小时23分7秒完成了威斯康星马拉松赛;2009年,她怀着18周大的儿子凯莱布跑完了印第安纳波利斯马拉松,用时4小时30分27秒。

(China.org.cn October 12, 2011)

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