Strollerderby : emergency delivery

And Deliver Us by Google

JeanneSager — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:34:00 GMT

For all you people who scoff at the power of Google University, I present the story of Jordan and Natalie Peck and their newborn baby girl

The Pecks live in Hendrum, Minnesota, right in the center of the bad flooding that's been making the news lately. So when the heavily pregnant Natalie went into labor, Jordan knew there was no way he could drive her to the hospital - and there was no way their midwife was getting to them.

So he did what any American who wants to know something did - he powered up Google and read up online on how to deliver a baby.

And then he did. The Pecks welcomed a healthy little girl named Margaret into their lives - and into their home - which they soon left because of the rising water. They are now staying with friends, unsure when they can move back into their home. But Jordan joked that he knows what it's like to be the guy told to just follow the instructions.

"This was one of those cases where I was going to follow the instructions to the T," he said. If you're one of those people who doesn't mind brushing up on knowledge (no need for waders - you can still be ready for the floods!) check out eHow - they've got it all . . . down to the T.

Image: KSTP TV

Shooting Victim In Coma Gives Birth

Kelly Mills — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:02:00 GMT

I covered a coma-birth story once before, and it had a nice ending with the mom coming out of the coma and ultimately getting to go home with her family. This one is unfortunately much more tragic. Ronkeysha Thomas was out with friends in Palm Beach County when her friends heard popping sounds, like fireworks. Ronkeysha fell to the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, and went into a coma. She was eight months pregnant at the time.

The doctors delivered her baby by emergency Caesarean section, a 4-pound, 9-ounce boy, according to his grandmother. Ronkeysha remains in a coma. She is 19 years old, and a high school student. It sounds like her son has family to care for him, but obviously it's a real sad story at this point. Police are still looking for suspects in the shooting.

Is That a Baby In Your Pants Or Are You Just Happy to See the Paramedics?

Kelly Mills — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:13:00 GMT

Sometimes you just have to love a "baby born in..." story. I mean, I've heard of babies being born in cars, in elevators, in fast food restaurant bathrooms, but I think this might be the first "Woman Gives Birth Inside Pants" headline I've ever seen. I'm sure many of us can report doing all kinds of things in our pants in our lifetimes, but I doubt many can say they dropped a baby. Does that mean the pants are true mom jeans? Maybe I was wrong about those birth clothes... Did I also mention she had twins?

So when Larryett Thomas went into labor, her mom called 911. But it was too late to get to the hospital, and when paramedics arrived, one baby was already coming out. Thomas had one leg of her pants on, which I guess qualifies as giving birth in your pants, especially since paramedics had to cut the pants off. They delivered the second baby by flashlight, because Thomas had no lamps. While I'm sure it was a little nerve-wracking for everyone, Thomas has done the whole birth thing before (she has five other children) so maybe that helped. She named the twins Curt and Curtis after their dad. Levis is a good name too.

5-Year Old Boy Delivers Baby Sister

Karen Murphy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:41:00 GMT

Once when our cat killed a mouse and left it, headless, on the living room rug, I briefly considered asking my then-8-year-old son to help me deal with the tiny carcass. I demurred, knowing he's not good with "yucky stuff".

I can't imagine him having helped deliver either of his two siblings, but that's exactly what FIVE-year old John John Barreiros did.

His mom Christina screamed for his help at 3 am when her labor reached a crisis point. Husband John was at work and Christina was alone with their three children. Though an ambulance was on its way it was clear that baby Aaliyah had her own plans for making a quick appearance; John John was the closest thing to help and even used his own shoelace to help tie off the umbilical cord.

Sibling rivalry? Maybe later, but not now, that's for sure. At any rate, John John has a great story to tell.

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