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21st Aug 2021

Captured on video: Police deputy delivers baby in 7-Eleven carpark

Laura Cunningham

It was all caught on body camera

A Florida deputy successfully delivered a baby in a carpark in Florida this week.

According to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 17, 2021, just before 5:30 a.m., dispatchers received a 911 call from a man who was in a 7-Eleven carpark near Tampa, Florida. He said his wife was in labour and they wouldn’t make it to the hospital in time.

Officers arrived on the scene and within minutes, deputy Jordan Ream had helped deliver a healthy baby boy,

The police officer can be heard saying in the video, “‘Head’s coming… keep on pushing… you can do it,” before adding after the baby’s arrival, “Oh, look at your beautiful baby boy!”

The baby’s father can be heard on the video saying: “Thank you, man. I really, really appreciate it. I was about to lose my mind. I’ve never — all the stuff I’ve been through in my life, I’ve never been through that.”

Mother and baby were transported to a nearby hospital and were doing well.

Congratulations to everyone, even the Deputy.

Topics:

delivery,labour