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…
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…
Bergenfield First Responders Reunited With Power Outage Baby Bergenfield First Responders Reunited With Power Outage Baby
Bergenfield First Responders Reunited With Power Outage Baby The heroes who helped deliver a baby in a Bergenfield house with no power last week were reunited with him earlier this week. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. was dispatched to a woman in labor in a house without power on March 7. "They were in the process of shoveling out their car when they realized the baby was coming right away," Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps Capt. Ryan Shell told Daily Voice. Despite the winter storm and several road detours due to fallen power lines, EMTs and officers from the Bergenfield Police Department responded to the scene in le…
St. Anthony Community Hospital Offers Innovative C-Section Procedure St. Anthony Community Hospital Offers Innovative C-Section Procedure
St. Anthony Community Hospital Offers Innovative C-Section Procedure WARWICK, N.Y. -- Childbirth is changing, especially for expecting mothers in Orange County. St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, has announced it will now offer a new procedure known as a gentle C-section, or family-centered section, to mothers across the region. This gentle C-section mimics many of the essential components of natural childbirth by allowing parents to watch their infant enter the world through a clear drape and encouraging skin-to-skin bonding with the newborn while still in the operating room. This new process is desi…
Orange County Mothers Experience Innovative C-Section Procedure Orange County Mothers Experience Innovative C-Section Procedure
Orange County Mothers Experience Innovative C-Section Procedure WARWICK, N.Y. -- Childbirth is changing, especially for expecting mothers in Orange County. St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, has announced it will now offer a new procedure known as a gentle C-section, or family-centered section, to mothers across the region. This gentle C-section mimics many of the essential components of natural childbirth by allowing parents to watch their infant enter the world through a clear drape and encourages skin-to-skin bonding with the newborn while still in the operating room. This new process is design…
Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home
Nick Of Time: Demarest Officers Deliver Healthy Baby Girl In Home DEMAREST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Newly-born Gwen Hesketh and her parents had visitors Wednesday afternoon at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: Two of the Demarest police officers who delivered her. Officers Michael Krynicky and Michael Bartellucci were reunited with Gwen and her parents, Nicholas and Kathryn Hesketh, hours after they helped bring the healthy newborn into the world at the family's Palisade Boulevard home. Lt. Liam Foley and the officers found the 31-year-old mother-to-be lying in pain on her side near a second-floor bathroom at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief James Powderl…