I was born in New Jersey, in a little city called Burlington. In fact, I was not born in a hospital but in my grandmother's house on St. Mary's Street. Back then many babies were born with family around with sheets, water, etc., Transportation to a hospital was not a first priority, most people had large families and no cars. It was not unusual for a doctor to make home deliveries day or night. My mother was visiting her family, after all there were always three or four girls at home supporting. My grandmother, (who had raised 18 of her own children and 13 were girls) my mother was the number...

I was born in New Jersey, in a little city called Burlington. In fact, I was not born in a hospital but in my grandmother's house on St. Mary's Street. Back then many babies were born with family around with sheets, water, etc., Transportation to a hospital was not a first priority, most people had large families and no cars. It was not unusual for a doctor to make home deliveries day or night. My mother was visiting her family, after all there were always three or four girls at home supporting. My grandmother, (who had raised 18 of her own children and 13 were girls) my mother was the number...

I was born in New Jersey, in a little city called Burlington. In fact, I was not born in a hospital but in my grandmother's house on St. Mary's Street. Back then many babies were born with family around with sheets, water, etc., Transportation to a hospital was not a first priority, most people had large families and no cars. It was not unusual for a doctor to make home deliveries day or night. My mother was visiting her family, after all there were always three or four girls at home supporting. My grandmother, (who had raised 18 of her own children and 13 were girls) my mother was the number...