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Andover Firefighters Deliver Healthy Baby Girl in Back of Ambulance

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Andover Fire Rescue
Chief Michael B. Mansfield
32 North Main St.
Andover, MA 01810

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Andover Firefighters Deliver Healthy Baby Girl in Back of Ambulance

ANDOVER — Fire Chief Michael Mansfield reports members of Andover Fire Rescue played a role in bringing new life into the world on Monday evening.

Firefighters and medics responded after a 7:39 p.m. 911 call reporting a 37-year-old woman in labor at home on Brookside Drive. The mother-to-be was 39 weeks pregnant with a Sept. 5 due date but was in active labor when first responders arrived minutes after the call.

Andover Ambulance 2, with Firefighter/EMT Kevin Carney and Firefighter/EMT Richard Krafton on-board, arrived and assisted the patient. Lawrence General Hospital Advanced Life Support paramedics also arrived on scene a short time later. It was determined that contractions were coming faster when medics arrived than when the initial 911 call was placed. 

The mother was loaded onto Ambulance 2 and transported to Lawrence General Hospital. However, apparently destined to always be early for her appointments and special events, a baby girl was born in the back of the ambulance approximately 1/2 mile from the hospital.

The baby was born at 8:13 p.m., and mother and daughter continued to the hospital, where they are both said to be doing well.

“I am very pleased at the outcome of this emergency situation with mother and daughter doing very well,” Chief Mansfield said. “All of our personnel are highly trained to deal with these types of situations. This little girl just could not wait to say hello to the world, and I am very proud of our firefighters for their actions.”

This was the second child for the mother. For Firefighter Carney, it was his third field delivery in a 13-year career in emergency medical services and firefighting. For Firefighter Krafton, however, it was his first baby in his nine-year career.

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Armstrong Ambulance Paramedics Safely Transport Newborn Baby to Hospital After Delivery in Back of Minivan in Saugus

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Armstrong Ambulance Paramedics Safely Transport Newborn Baby to Hospital After Delivery in Back of Minivan in Saugus

SAUGUS — Armstrong Ambulance Service reports that Armstrong EMS personnel safely treated and transported a newborn baby boy and his mother to the hospital after the baby was delivered by his father in the back of the family’s minivan early Monday morning.

At approximately 1:35 a.m., Saugus Police dispatchers received a 911 call from a frantic man who told them that he was driving to the hospital and his wife was giving birth in their minivan.

The baby had to be delivered in the van and was unresponsive and not breathing because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck.

A Saugus Police dispatcher stayed on the phone with the father and had him remove the umbilical cord from around the baby’s neck and told him how to administer CPR.

The baby began breathing and started crying.

A short time later, crews from Armstrong Ambulance arrived and provided emergency medical treatment and transported the mother and the baby aboard the ambulance, while a Saugus firefighter drove.

The two were treated by the Armstrong Ambulance EMS team and safely transported to the hospital where they were healthy and doing fine. This is an example of excellent teamwork by Saugus 9-1-1 Dispatch, Police, Fire and Armstrong Ambulance personnel.

“Usually we like to transport expecting mothers to the hospital before the baby is born, but we are very happy that the baby and mom are both healthy,” said Richard Raymond, Armstrong Ambulance CEO.

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Littleton Police Officer Delivers Baby at Residence

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Littleton Police

Littleton Police Department
Matthew J. King, Chief of Police
500 Great Road,
Littleton, MA 01460

For Immediate Release

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Littleton Police Officer Delivers Baby at Residence

LITTLETON — Chief Matthew King is pleased to announce that a Littleton Police officer delivered a baby at a residence in town this afternoon. 

At approximately 4 p.m., police received a 911 call reporting that a woman had gone into labor at a home on Harwood Avenue. At the time of the call, Officer Jesse Bowen was very close to the residence and was dispatched immediately to respond. 

Upon arrival, Officer Bowen observed that the mother was in labor and that the baby was crowning. He promptly began assisting with the delivery and reported back to dispatch that a baby girl had been successfully delivered at 4:14 p.m.

Littleton Firefighters and Emerson Hospital Paramedics subsequently responded to the scene, and the family was transported to a nearby hospital. The newborn girl is the family’s second child, and both she and the mother are doing well.

“Officer Bowen did a fantastic job, responding calmly and professionally to help a family in need,” Chief King said. “This baby girl was ready to come into the world, and I’m glad both are happy and healthy.”

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Attleboro Firefighters Who Delivered Baby Girl Meet Family at Fire Station

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Attleboro Fire Department
Chief Scott T. Lachance
100 Union St.,
Attleboro, MA 02703

For Immediate Release

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Attleboro Firefighters Who Delivered Baby Girl Meet Family at Fire Station

ATTLEBORO — Chief Scott T. Lachance is pleased to announce that two Attleboro firefighters, who delivered a baby girl in the back of an ambulance last week, met the newborn and her parents for the first time since her birth on Thursday.

Parents Korissa Burch and Jesse Hester brought their newborn daughter, Addilynn Hester, to the Attleboro Fire Station to say thank you to firefighters Ryan Bielawa and Cameron Eames.

“She came so quickly. I was only in labor for about an hour. Jesse was dropping our other kids off at their grandmother’s house. If they hadn’t come I would have given birth to her by myself at home,” Burch said. “They knew exactly what to do, and by the time we got to the hospital the nurse opened the door and she was shocked that I was already holding her in my arms. I’m just so thankful for their professionalism and how well they handled everything. It definitely wasn’t how we planned it, but it all worked out great and I thank both of them.”

Wearing a white headband with a large bow on her full head of black hair, little Addilynn slept through most of the visit, even as dispatch calls blared over the speakers in the fire station garage.

Both Bielawa and Eames took turns holding the baby girl they helped bring into the world.

“It’s awesome,” Bielawa said. “I have a daughter of my own, so it’s bringing back all of those memories of when she was born.”

Eames said, “Usually we get an ambulance call that someone is in labor and we just transport them to the hospital and we don’t see them again. But this was different. It was definitely special.”

Chief Lachance presented both firefighters with certificates of commendation to recognize them for their efforts.

“This isn’t something that happens in our profession every day,” Chief Lachance said. “I’ve been a paramedic for 22 years and I’ve only done it twice. So we wanted to recognize the guys for a job well done.”

At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, the Attleboro Fire Department responded to a home on Peck Street, where Burch was in labor.

Burch was placed into an ambulance with the help of the firefighters. While on the way to the hospital, Bielawa delivered the baby while Eames drove the ambulance.

They were taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital and were cared for until their release on Saturday, March 24.

Addilynn Raye Hester was born weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. She is Burch’s fourth child.

For both Bielawa and Eames, this was their first time delivering a baby.

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