According to officials, a pregnant mother went into labor on the side of the road Monday, in the midst of a storm, and three rookie Suffolk County police officers assisted in the delivery of a baby girl.
According to a news release from the Suffolk County Police Department, the new officers were called to the scene at 6:11 p.m. to report a woman in active labor on the side of Sunrise Highway in Shirley, Long Island.
While trapped in her Honda Accord in torrential rain, Seventh Precinct officers Joseph Lacey, Brendan Nappi, and Jonathan Verity hurried to the scene and assisted the 37-year-old woman in giving birth to a baby girl safely.
Days after graduating from the Suffolk County Police Academy, three rookie policemen from Suffolk County, New York, assisted in the delivery of a newborn girl on the side of the highway in a touching demonstration of their fast thinking and dedication.
When a woman went into labor while traveling on the highway, the officers—who had just finished their training on Friday—were put in an unexpected but life-saving position.
Just before emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene, the cops helped the woman give birth to her daughter while maintaining a composed professional demeanor.
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They wrapped the youngster in a blanket. Police said that the lady and her infant were both healthy and doing well after being swiftly taken to Stony Brook University Hospital.
Law enforcement and regular New Yorkers have before volunteered to assist laboring women in unexpected situations and places.
During rush hour in the summer of 2023, two Port Authority cops assisted in the delivery of a baby boy close to the Lincoln Tunnel entrance.
More recently, in February, two straphangers on Manhattan’s W subway helped a woman give birth safely before assistance could arrive.
