Kyla
07-19-2004, 05:51 PM
I thought this was a cute story :)
Police special delivery just a part of the job
Shelley Hodgson
20jul04
TWO policewomen became makeshift midwives early yesterday when baby Lachlin James Gregory decided a country roadside was just as good a place as any to make his entrance into the world.
The drama unfolded when Erin Coleman and Tanya Brooks, of Bendigo police, decided to pull over a car in High St, Kangaroo Flat, about 2.45am.
Expectant dad Andrew Gregory raced to the window of the police car and apologised if he was going a little fast -- partner Christina Korn was about to give birth and they had to get to Bendigo Hospital.
"We said, 'That's fine, just jump in the car and off you go; just make sure you get there'," Sen-Constable Coleman said.
The pair decided to follow the Castlemaine couple to ensure they got to the hospital safely.
"About 20m up the road he pulled back over to the side of the road. Tanya and I sort of looked at each other and said uh, oh."
When they got to the car, it became obvious Lachlin couldn't wait. An ambulance was called while a coat was laid on the nearby nature strip of a home for Ms Korn.
"Tanya grabbed a torch and we could see the head was coming," Sen-Constable Brooks said.
"I said to Tanya, 'I'm going to have to deliver this baby, aren't I?' and Tanya said yeah. There really wasn't much choice.
"I took my watch off, rolled the sleeves up and put some gloves on and told mum to push."
Sen-Constable Brooks was at Ms Korn's side trying to reassure her everything was going to be all right. Sen-Constable Coleman said Lachlin slipped into her hands before the ambulance had a chance to arrive.
"He spluttered, started breathing, then had a bit of a cry, so I knew he was OK," she said.
Sen-Constable Coleman, 33, described the delivery as a highlight of her career.
"We just see it as being part of the job really," she said.
"We are Johnny on the spot 90 per cent of the time.
"I'm proud of the fact that we did it and we didn't muck up in any way."
Sen-Constable Brooks, 31, described the event as surreal.
"It's something I never thought I would experience -- in this job anyway."
Neither of the policewomen is a mother. In Bendigo Hospital yesterday, the new parents were extremely grateful the policewomen had come across them.
Police special delivery just a part of the job
Shelley Hodgson
20jul04
TWO policewomen became makeshift midwives early yesterday when baby Lachlin James Gregory decided a country roadside was just as good a place as any to make his entrance into the world.
The drama unfolded when Erin Coleman and Tanya Brooks, of Bendigo police, decided to pull over a car in High St, Kangaroo Flat, about 2.45am.
Expectant dad Andrew Gregory raced to the window of the police car and apologised if he was going a little fast -- partner Christina Korn was about to give birth and they had to get to Bendigo Hospital.
"We said, 'That's fine, just jump in the car and off you go; just make sure you get there'," Sen-Constable Coleman said.
The pair decided to follow the Castlemaine couple to ensure they got to the hospital safely.
"About 20m up the road he pulled back over to the side of the road. Tanya and I sort of looked at each other and said uh, oh."
When they got to the car, it became obvious Lachlin couldn't wait. An ambulance was called while a coat was laid on the nearby nature strip of a home for Ms Korn.
"Tanya grabbed a torch and we could see the head was coming," Sen-Constable Brooks said.
"I said to Tanya, 'I'm going to have to deliver this baby, aren't I?' and Tanya said yeah. There really wasn't much choice.
"I took my watch off, rolled the sleeves up and put some gloves on and told mum to push."
Sen-Constable Brooks was at Ms Korn's side trying to reassure her everything was going to be all right. Sen-Constable Coleman said Lachlin slipped into her hands before the ambulance had a chance to arrive.
"He spluttered, started breathing, then had a bit of a cry, so I knew he was OK," she said.
Sen-Constable Coleman, 33, described the delivery as a highlight of her career.
"We just see it as being part of the job really," she said.
"We are Johnny on the spot 90 per cent of the time.
"I'm proud of the fact that we did it and we didn't muck up in any way."
Sen-Constable Brooks, 31, described the event as surreal.
"It's something I never thought I would experience -- in this job anyway."
Neither of the policewomen is a mother. In Bendigo Hospital yesterday, the new parents were extremely grateful the policewomen had come across them.