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A heroic team effort saved a baby’s life after her mother unexpectedly went into labor and had to deliver on the side of the road.<\/p>\n

Martina Medrano was driving with her mother, Wanda Rand, when she realized she was in labor. The delivery progressed so quickly that the pair had no choice but to pull over on I-90 in Grant County, Washington. Rand called 911, where she reached dispatcher Summer Mann \u2014 who had never talked someone through delivering a baby before. Mann, like other 911 dispatchers, had been trained on what to do, but that training had never been necessary before.<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually after, you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m helping deliver a baby,\u2019\u201d Mann told YakTriNews<\/a>. \u201c\u2018This is really happening right now. Oh my God.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As if having to deliver a baby over the phone on the side of the road wasn’t enough, Mann and Rand soon realized the baby was also breech, meaning she was coming out not head first, but either feet or bottom first. It can be an extremely dangerous complication. Medrano’s daughter was born not breathing, and with a barely detectable heartbeat.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Nick of time: Police arrive minutes before woman gives birth in parking lot<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington State Troopers Nick Palmer and Taylor Scott arrived on the scene soon after the baby was born, and had to work quickly to try to get the baby revived. \u201cWhen I got there, the baby wasn\u2019t breathing, but I could feel the heartbeat through the baby\u2019s back,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cIt was a couple minutes there, touch and go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mann coached Palmer over the phone on how to perform infant CPR, and eventually, the baby girl began crying. \u201cBy the end of that call, getting to hear that baby cry was one of the best things I\u2019ve ever heard in my life,\u201d Mann said.<\/p>\n

Medrano and her daughter, who she named Betty, were taken to a hospital in Spokane, both recovering from an experience that they’ll surely never forget. And Palmer said he never could have saved Betty’s life without Mann’s help. \u201cI was just the hands,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was the brains behind the whole operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a>, John Bryant, a public information officer for the Washington State Troopers, commended everyone involved for their teamwork in such a stressful situation. \u201cWanda did a great job delivering her granddaughter. Unfortunately, the baby came out breech and was unresponsive,\u201d said Trooper John Bryant. \u201cTroopers Nick Palmer and Taylor Scott out of the Moses Lake office showed up just on time. Summer then gave them instructions, do infancy CPR and other techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for baby Betty, Rand told KIRO7<\/a> that she is in the NICU, but is otherwise recovering well.<\/p>\n

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A heroic team effort saved a baby’s life after her mother unexpectedly went into labor and had to deliver on the side of the road. Martina Medrano was driving with her mother, Wanda Rand, when she realized she was in labor. The delivery progressed so quickly that the pair had no choice but to pull […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":242830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[9455,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHEROIC: 911 dispatcher, officers help revive baby born unresponsive on roadside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The baby was born breech and was not breathing, with a barely detectable heartbeat. 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