This 10-Year-Old Delivered His Mom’s Baby and Saved Her Life
A woman went into labor at her home on Friday. She was only 34 weeks pregnant. So the baby was a few weeks premature. It was also breech, so she was in trouble. The only other person there was her 10-year-old son but luckily he's a pretty amazing dude.
First, he ran next door to his grandmother's house and had her call 911. She must be disabled though because she couldn't get to their house to help. So he ran back to his mom who was still conscious. But she was bleeding on their bathroom floor by that point, and the baby still hadn't been born. So he took a deep breath and asked her what to do. And she told him he needed to pull the baby out by its legs. So he did.
But the baby wasn't breathing. So then he ran to get a nasal aspirator to clear its airway and saved the baby's life. And we're assuming it had to be one of those blue, rubber things shaped like a light bulb. Anyway, the paramedics finally came and got his mom and new baby brother to a hospital, and they're both doing great now. But her doctors say that if he hadn't been there, neither of them would have made it. What an absolute hero! If he ever wants to pull the
What an absolute hero! If he ever wants to pull the "you owe me your life" card on his little brother, he wouldn't be lying!