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Des Moines responders assist emergency home birth; family thanks 911 dispatcher
Summary
A Des Moines family and emergency responders credited the Des Moines Fire Department and a 911 dispatcher for help after a woman delivered a baby at home on Sept. 21, according to a recorded 911 call and on-scene accounts.
A Des Moines family and emergency responders said the Des Moines Fire Department and a 911 dispatcher helped after a woman gave birth at home on Sept. 21, according to a recorded 911 call and participants' accounts.
The baby girl, identified by the parents as Vivian, was born at home and later transported by ambulance to a hospital. The parents said she weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 18.5 inches at birth.
The call began when the father identified himself as Taylor and told the dispatcher his wife, Adrianna, was in labor. "Yeah. I'm Taylor. This…
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