JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A Jackson police officer helped deliver a distressed baby in a car after he heard a woman screaming nearby.
The Jackson Sun (https://bit.ly/1K7Ecv5) reports officer Joshua Vinson was parked in a patrol car Tuesday when he heard a woman yelling about her baby. When he went to check on the child, he found a woman in labor.
Police say the woman and her mother were from out of town and heading to the hospital to deliver the baby. When Vinson started to help with the delivery, he noticed the baby wasn’t crying and the umbilical cord was wrapped around the newborn’s neck. Vinson untangled the cord and radioed for EMS help.
Vinson’s supervisor says he’s adding a note into his file about his heroic act.
The mother hasn’t been identified.
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Information from: The Jackson Sun, https://www.jacksonsun.com
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