‘We’re having a baby’: Dispatcher helps deliver baby on Valentine’s Day
By Angela Rozier
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A dispatcher at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office is being recognized for helping a woman deliver her baby over the phone on Valentine’s Day, just weeks after starting her job.
Autumn Martin, who began working as a dispatcher on December 8, received a 911 call on February 14 from a woman in active labor.
The caller explained that the midwife was on her way, but the baby was arriving faster than expected.
Martin admitted feeling a bit scared initially but followed her training with her supervisor by her side. She said the mother’s sister and husband were also present to assist during the call.
“I was just answering calls as they were coming in. I got the call, and they said the baby’s crowning, and I said, okay—we’re having a baby,” Martin said.
Shannon Wells, the mother, said Evie is her fifth child.
Wells and her husband had planned a water birth at home with a midwife, but Evie had other plans.
“I looked at my sister and I said, we’re not going to make it. I can feel her head. I could feel she had shifted her position finally and was coming,” Wells said.
While the midwife was en route, they were advised to dial 911, and Evie made her entrance on Valentine’s Day.
“It’s sweet to hear a baby cry. I have two of my own, and I think it’s music to your ears when you first hear the little baby cry,” Martin said.
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