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NYPD Cop Delivers Baby On Side Of The Highway
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A New York Police Department officer delivered a baby in the backseat of a cab Sunday afternoon.
Officer Raphael Mohammed came across a taxi cab pulled over on the side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, reports NBC New York. The taxi driver was trying to help the mother, who was in labor.
Mohammed, a former paramedic, began attending the mother and realized the baby was in breech.
“The torso and the limbs were presenting, but not the head. Once I got my hands on the baby, the baby was a little lifeless, very cool, purple. And that’s when I realized the umbilical cord for the child was around his neck,” Mohammed said.
Great job by @NYPDHighway Unit #2 PO Mohammed delivering a baby girl roadside today on the #Brooklyn #Queens #Expressway & LIE #NYPD pic.twitter.com/YjHwgW6BBJ
— NYPD Highway (@NYPDHighway) March 5, 2017
After removing the umbilical cord from the neck, Mohammed was able to save the baby.
“Once that airspace was created, I was able to loosen the umbilical cord that was around the neck. By doing those two things, I realized the baby started to gasp for air and started to move,” he said.
The mother gave birth to a baby girl in the end. An ambulance that had been stuck in traffic took the mom and baby to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. Both are doing well, according to police.
The taxi driver expressed relief at Mohammed showing up and delivering the baby.
“At the end of it all, he said to me, ‘Thank god you showed up,'” Mohammed said.
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