ROCHESTER  — A couple rushing to a Rochester hospital for the imminent birth of their daughter didn’t quite make it to the delivery room — but they came so very close.

Kannon Schultz was born on the sidewalk in front of the Mayo Clinic Methodist hospital entry door with the help of an employee who was just leaving work.

According to a press release, contractions were peaking as Cory and Kelly Schultz rolled up to the entry door last Tuesday. While Cory Schultz ran in for a wheelchair, Kelly Schultz laid on the sidewalk.

Radiology technician Deborah Vinge thought Kelly Schultz had fallen, then realized she was giving birth. After a couple of pushes, the newborn arrived safely.

The new parents joked that if they had hit even one red light while speeding to the hospital, their daughter would have been born in their van.