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BOCA RATON, Fla. – A South Florida mother says she’s being charged thousands of dollars in delivery charges even though she gave birth in a car in the hospital parking lot.

Paula D’Amore tells WSVN-TV that wasn’t how she expected to deliver her daughter, Daniella, who was born in the fire lane at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

“We drove up, my husband ran out and I said — you know — she’s crowning and her head came out,” D’Amore said.

D’Amore’s husband caught the baby’s head as nurses ran out of the hospital to help with the rest of the delivery.

“To me it was beautiful. It didn’t matter if it was in my house or in the car, or in the hospital. It didn’t matter,” she added.

Seven months later, the hospital sent D’Amore a bill for $7,000, which is the full delivery fee. She says she planned for the birthing costs prior to delivery but since she never made it to the delivery room, she thought the hospital would adjust her bill.

“I mean like yes, charge me, but not $7,000,” she said. “I knew that I was responsible for $5,000. I get it, I’m going to pay the bill. That’s not the issue. The issue is that I’m like — I look at this delivery charge and I think that’s a little outrageous.”

A hospital spokesperson said ‘no comment’ on the case, but their actions speak loudly to D’Amore.

“They are basically saying that everything was billed appropriately,” she said.

D’Amore said she’s upset, but plans on paying the bill.