Baby delivered by husband with the help of emergency operator over the phone
An emergency worker in the US has helped a husband deliver his baby over the phone after his wife went into active labour and missed her chance to go to hospital.
Emergency worker Alyssa Eichholtz was working her regular shift for Hancock County's 911 emergency centre on October 21 when a call came in from Nathan Weiss saying his wife was delivering their child.
He told Eichholtz he could see his baby crowning and asked for help, seeing as the hospital was no longer a choice.
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An emergency worker in the US has helped a father deliver his baby over the phone. CW affiliate WISH-TV.
"That's when I called 911," he told CW affiliate WISH-TV.
The news service obtained audio of the extraordinary exchange.
Kelsey is an Air Force veteran and the baby was her third child with her husband Nathan, who successfully helped deliver his child over the phone with Eeichholtz's help.
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He told Eichholtz he could see his baby crowning and asked for help. CW affiliate WISH-TV.
Baby Zeke arrived safely and soundly in the couple's home in Greenfield.
Kelsey later told the news station she was "trying not to freak out" during the experience as Nathan followed instructions over the phone.
"There's so much adrenaline that you're just like, OK, he's coming. Just keep pushing," she recalled.
Baby Zeke arrived safely and soundly in the couple's home in Greenfield. CW affiliate WISH-TV.
Emergency worker Alyssa Eichholtz was working her regular shift when the call came in. CW affiliate WISH-TV.
After Zeke arrived, Eichholtz stayed on the line to help the couple care for their son, instructing them to "dry the baby off with a clean towel, then wrap the baby in another clean dry towel."
Nathan replied: "OK, I will. He's beautiful."
A week later the happy couple took their son to the emergency centre to meet Eichholtz and thank her for her help.
Eichholtz later explained this was her first time helping to deliver a baby during her shift, describing it as "surreal" and a "very special moment for me."
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This is the couple's third child. CW affiliate WISH-TV.
"We don't get a lot of that type of positivity," she explained.
"It definitely reignited just a sense of why I do the job, and my love for the job."
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