Current:Home > reviewsPink baby! Fan goes into labor at Boston concert, walks to hospital to give birth to boy -Infinite Edge Capital
Pink baby! Fan goes into labor at Boston concert, walks to hospital to give birth to boy
View
Date:2025-04-17 13:39:40
Pink had a special delivery for her opening concert at Boston's Fenway Park.
A devoted fan went into early labor just before the Summer Carnival Tour concert on July 31, walked to the closest hospital to give birth and named her baby after the "Raise Your Glass" singer's family, according to a release from Boston Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Angela Mercer was 31 weeks pregnant, far from her due date when she traveled from her home in Albany, New York, to the Boston concert, according to the release posted on the hospital's Facebook page announcing the news. The outing was a girls' trip with Mercer's sister-in-law Amy and mother Barbara.
"However, things didn’t quite go to plan," the hospital post reads. Mercer started having contractions shortly after arriving for the show and called her doctor, who advised her to get to a hospital.
More:Fan throws bag of ashes at Pink during tour concert
With all the traffic surrounding Fenway for the concert, Mercer couldn't find a ride to the nearest hospital. So the girls' trip became a walking trek in concert apparel of about a mile to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where Mercer gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Pink, who has been married to Carey Hart for 17 years, has a new fan named after her family – Aycen Hart.
"Baby Aycen was born right on his grandma Barbara’s birthday," according to the hospital post. "While the family didn’t get to enjoy the concert, they say they received the greatest gift of all – a healthy baby boy."
Mercer shared her thanks to the hospital staff in the post saying she and husband Ace were "so incredibly thankful."
Nurse Moira Crowley tells USA TODAY through a hospital statement that the concert-to-hospital delivery "will most certainly be one of the most memorable births throughout my career."
"The entire family not only left us with one of the best birth stories but also endless pink sparkles throughout our hallways," Crowley added. "We are all still thinking of them on Labor & Delivery and wish everyone a speedy recovery."
USA TODAY has reached out to Pink's media representative for comment.
Pink has gone through the life spectrum on her world tour. During a concert in Hyde Park, London, a fan threw a bag seemingly containing their mother's ashes on stage. In the viral video that followed Pink paused the concert to take in the moment.
"This is your mom?" Pink can be heard asking in a video as she picked up the bag. "I don't know how I feel about this."
veryGood! (2784)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe is in custody, online records show
- Luigi Mangione merchandise raises controversy, claims of glorifying violence
- Shanghai bear cub Junjun becomes breakout star
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline
- Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
- Stock market today: Asian shares advance, tracking rally on Wall Street
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Worst. Tariffs. Ever. (update)
Ranking
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- Travis Kelce Praises Taylor Swift For Making Eras Tour "Best In The World"
- Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal
- Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat
- Lil Durk suspected of funding a 2022 murder as he seeks jail release in separate case
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
Recommendation
Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
Fewer U.S. grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data
Secretly recorded videos are backbone of corruption trial for longest
Netizens raise privacy concerns over Acra's Bizfile search function revealing citizens' IC numbers
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
A Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke, Cher
Through 'The Loss Mother's Stone,' mothers share their grief from losing a child to stillbirth
Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key US inflation data