A Melbourne couple ordered an Uber to take them to hospital, rather than wait for an ambulance, when the mum went into labour a month early.

Rati Sinuraya was minutes from delivering her daughter in the ride share vehicle, when she went into labour early Tuesday morning - a month earlier than expected.

She said the Uber app allowed her to see how far away her driver was, compared to not knowing how long she might have to wait for an ambulance to arrive, so she told her husband Jip Brouwer to order one.

View photos Jip Brouwer booked an Uber Tuesday morning to take him and wife Rati Sinuraya to hospital to deliver their daughter. Picture: Facebook More

View photos With not a moment to lose, Rati was told to push as soon as she arrived at the hospital. Picture: Facebook. More

“I was thinking it was so early in the morning and there was no traffic,” she told 3AW radio Monday morning.

“If I called and ambulance I don’t know how long it’s going to take.

“With Uber you can check the app and see oh it’s five minutes away.”

She said the driver was being over-cautious and driving slowly from her Richmond home to the Royal Women’s Hospital.

View photos Jasmine Alicia Brouwer was born a month premature - just three days after her baby shower. Picture: Facebook More





“My partner was a bit annoyed because [the driver] was driving kinda slow, like doing 40.”

Ms Sinuraya said she kept asking him: “are we there yet?”

She didn’t have a minute to waste, and she began pushing moments after arriving at the hospital.

“As soon as I got to hospital they told me to start pushing.

"Five minutes later I would had to do the labor in the car."

View photos Rati and Jip were married in March this year... and now there are three! Picture: Facebook More

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