Midwife performs CPR on newborn after home birth, Stantonsburg NC
Emergency medical response to a home birth near East Thompson Avenue where a midwife performed CPR on a newborn who was not breathing initially. The mother was conscious and breathing. The baby's heart started beating during resuscitation.
Audio|Source: Wilson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
03:23
Sent 302 copy responding to three or three East Thompson near South Travis Street and South Saratoga Street for childbirth. 24 year old female conscious and breathing. Baby is out but the midwife advises the baby is not breathing. She is doing compressions at this time. Baby is also being bagged for oxygen. The due date was yesterday.
03:54
The midwife's on scene.
03:58
They're doing chest compressions on the infant child. The midwife is at this time.
04:33
For your information, if you're on scene, advise that the midwife is still doing chest compressions, baby is confirmed back.
04:51
CPR's still in progress.
05:22
Can you advise if it has a heart rate? We were advised at one point that the heart was beating?
05:37
Wilson, oxygen is 86, 71 is going to be his heart beat, his heart is beating.
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Location mentioned:
E Thompson Ave, Stantonsburg, NC 27883
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