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A Los Angeles woman gave birth to her third child, a baby girl, on the floor of her mother's pickup truck

Sandi Mendoza planned without an epidural and asked her mom to drive her to the hospital

"My mom, she drives so slow, so I knew I made a mistake," the mom of three said

A Los Angeles mother unexpectedly gave birth to her baby girl on the floor of a pickup truck after failing to make it to the hospital.

Sandi Mendoza, 27, went into labor with her third child at her parents' home on Saturday, Sept. 13. She waited as long as she could before making her way to the hospital in hopes of avoiding having an epidural, The CW affiliate KTLA reported.

As her contractions grew stronger, Mendoza sent her husband out to pick up a yoga ball and heating pad, while her mother drove

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