Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
OH BOY? Middletown Police Help Deliver Rush-Hour Baby OH BOY? Middletown Police Help Deliver Rush-Hour Baby
OH BOY? Middletown Police Help Deliver Rush-Hour Baby Middletown police helped deliver a rush-hour baby along Route 35 on Friday morning, authorities said. The baby was born about 8 a.m. in a car parked near Field Avenue, Middletown police said. "The baby is out. Breathing and crying," an initial report said. Police did not say whether the "special delivery" brought a girl or boy into Monmouth County No other details about the mother or baby were released.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Mahopac, NY
Lifestyle
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall When NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital leaders started talking about how to redesign their Maternity Center, they had a clear advantage: most members of the leadership team and redesign committee were women—and moms. “Who better to plan a perfect maternity unit than a group of mothers?” said Dr. Meera Garcia, Division Chief of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. Set to open this fall, the committee designed the new state-of-the-art center to help moms-to-be feel more at ease and families more comfortable while visiting their tini…

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Springfield, MA
News
WMass Mother Dies Days After Giving Birth; Community Steps Up To Support Family WMass Mother Dies Days After Giving Birth; Community Steps Up To Support Family
WMass Mother Dies Days After Giving Birth; Community Steps Up To Support Family Allyson Lanoue died a few days after giving birth, and now the community has come out to support her surviving family. On July 23, Lanoue, of West Springfield, went to the hospital for a scheduled C-section, her fiance Adam Tirrell said. She gave birth to her second child, a daughter she named Charlotte Rose. Then on the morning of July 26, Lanoue became unresponsive in the hospital. A CT scan revealed a massive brain bleed. “They told us Ally’s brain was so severe that even the most extreme measures would not make her come back to us,” Tirrell said. “She passed away that evening with her f…

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island A new baby girl made her way into the world with a little help from a police officer on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said one of their officers responded to a 911 call from a woman in labor in Centereach around 9:15 p.m., on Wednesday, June 24. Officer Jessica Proios responded to Hammond Road near Nicolls Road, to help the woman in need. Upon arrival the mother, Ashley Silvering was in the back seat of a vehicle, and about to deliver a baby.  Proios assisted the woman and helped deliver a baby girl, moments after arrival, police said. Silvering, 37, of Oakdale and her newborn …

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by Kathy Reakes
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519 Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519
Sussex County Dad Delivers Baby On Side Of Route 519 A Sussex County dad is reflecting on the desperate and adrenaline-filled moment he helped deliver his own child on the side of Route 519. Coronavirus precautions changed the birth plan for Branchville's Gia Leo, 37, who birthed her first child with husband Erion Adams via Cesarean section, NJHerald reports. Though Leo wanted a natural delivery, Adams, 44, got a call just two days prior to his wife's March 24 delivery date saying the couple would have to schedule a C-section due to the possibility of understaffing. But Asher Jackson Adams had a plan of his own.  Leo’s water broke…

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by Valerie Musson
Somers, NY
Lifestyle
'Probie' Helps Deliver Baby Girl On First Run As Firefighter In Westchester 'Probie' Helps Deliver Baby Girl On First Run As Firefighter In Westchester
'Probie' Helps Deliver Baby Girl On First Run As Firefighter In Westchester A "probie" (probationary) firefighter got more than he bargained for on his first shift, the delivery of a baby. The delivery took place around 7:27 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, on Riverdale Avenue, said Yonkers Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. According to the chief, members from engine company 303 from Station 3 on Vark St. including Capt. Chris Canfield, FF Tom Kilduff, FF Tom Halpin, and Probationary FF Michael Iacovello delivered a baby girl.  "That was PFF Iacovello’s first tour in the firehouse," Citrone said. All are well. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Trooper Visits Baby He Delivered On Her First Birthday Trooper Visits Baby He Delivered On Her First Birthday
Trooper Visits Baby He Delivered On Her First Birthday In 2018, New York State Trooper Victor Chan helped deliver a beautiful baby on the side of the road in Putnam County. This week, Chan returned to visit the family and celebrate her first birthday. Minutes after the delivery.New York State Police Her parents named her Victoria, after Trooper Chan.

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Officer Assists In Delivering Baby Girl Police Officer Assists In Delivering Baby Girl
Police Officer Assists In Delivering Baby Girl A Suffolk County Fifth Precinct police officer helped deliver a baby in Patchogue overnight. Officer Robert Burgos responded to a 911 call just before 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. on a report of a 29-year-old woman in active labor at her home, located on Jennings Avenue.  Officer Burgos assisted as Edith Punin gave birth to a baby girl, Kayla Maritza. The mother and baby were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital via Patchogue Ambulance in good condition.

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Special Delivery: Suffolk County Police Officers Help Commack Woman Give Birth Special Delivery: Suffolk County Police Officers Help Commack Woman Give Birth
Special Delivery: Suffolk County Police Officers Help Commack Woman Give Birth Police officers helped deliver a Commack mother's baby overnight. Three officers responded to a 911 call from  Thomas Geness of his wife giving birth at their home on Lafayette Avenue at 3:15 a.m. Friday, July 19, according to Suffolk County Police. The officers arrived and assisted Christine Geness, the full term expectant mother, who gave birth to a baby girl at approximately 3:23 a.m., according to police. Christine Geness, 37, and her newborn daughter were transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown by Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps in good condi…

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by Donna Christopher
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
IT'S A GIRL! Morris Police Officers Deliver Baby IT'S A GIRL! Morris Police Officers Deliver Baby
IT'S A Girl! Morris Police Officers Deliver Baby A pair of Morris Township police officers helped deliver a healthy baby girl when her mom went into labor at home. Police Sgt. Kyle Laauwe and Patrolman Saul Gutierrez are being praised for their efforts in delivering the baby girl on Tikvah Way at 12:22 a.m. Sunday. The baby's mom and dad were still deciding on a name for her. Laauwe is a trained EMT and former member of the township's emergency services unit. He helped deliver another baby in the township in September 2017.  Gutierrez is new to the department, however, has been involved in several emergency calls since his hire in …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Baby Delivered During Nor'easter In Westchester Baby Delivered During Nor'easter In Westchester
Baby Delivered During Nor'easter In Westchester A new baby boy came screaming into the world with a little help from firefighters as the season's first Nor'easter hammered the area. With the extreme weather, an ambulance could not reach the home where the mother was in labor, so Yonkers firefighters from Engine 307 stepped in and delivered the little one safely around 6:22 p.m. Thursday, according to Deputy Chief Daniel P. Flynn. The crew, including Capt. Anthony Porco, and firefighters Brian Dunn, Brian Mulqueen, and Jonavy Arias, were dispatched to the Southeast Yonkers home around 4:47 p.m. After two hours of helping t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bergenfield, NJ
Lifestyle
Oh Baby X2! Bergenfield EMTs Make 2nd At-Home Delivery In 10 Days Oh Baby X2! Bergenfield EMTs Make 2nd At-Home Delivery In 10 Days
Oh Baby X2! Bergenfield EMTs Make 2nd At-Home Delivery In 10 Days For the second time in 10 days, a Bergenfield baby was delivered at-home Friday morning. Bergenfield EMTs, police officers and Holy Name Medical Center paramedics responded to a house on West Central Avenue at 8:35 a.m. where a baby girl was born, Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain Ryan Shell said. The baby and mom -- both healthy -- were transported to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for treatment and recovery.  On March 7, EMTs and police officers delivered a baby boy during the snowstorm. They were reunited with him days later. Last Saturday, Teaneck EMTs helped delive…

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by Cecilia Levine