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Just two years into a law enforcement career, Deputy Jordan Ream of the police force in Hillsborough, Florida, certainly didn’t expect to respond to a call to help deliver a baby<\/a>, much less at a 7-Eleven convenience store. But that’s exactly what happened just before 5:30 am on Tuesday, August 17. Ream responded to a frantic call placed by a man whose wife was in active labor in a 7-Eleven parking lot. The husband doubted that the couple would make it to the hospital in time.<\/p>\n

At the scene, as shown in a YouTube video clip from bodycam footage, Deputy Ream sprang into action once arriving at 7-Eleven. As he approached the car, the husband could be heard saying that the baby’s head was crowning. Ream repeatedly reassured the mother as she pushed, and a moment later, cries were heard as a baby boy was born. Ream caught the baby, and immediately placed him on his mother’s chest for skin-to-skin contact. He quickly stepped back for fire and rescue personnel to take over. Mother and baby were subsequently transferred to a local hospital, where both are doing well.<\/p>\n

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The video footage also shows the beaming father thanking Deputy Ream. “That was you?” the father says. “Thank you, man, I really appreciate it. I really, really appreciate it.” Smiling and shaking his head, he adds, “I was about to lose my mind,” while the other deputies laugh in appreciation.<\/p>\n