It was an ordinary shift for Crisis Medical Emergency Care Practitioner, Paige Fitchat starting off Thursday morning with the usual administration and call outs synonymous with the job until a frantic call was received from one of our emergency contact centre staff members, Glen Padayachee.
Glen stated that his daughter was in active labour and required urgent assistance and transportation to hospital. Paige and the Crisis Medical ambulance crew on board our Durban North vehicle A05 were immediately dispatched and on arrival, found the young lady in the advanced stage of childbirth. A decision was made to load her into the emergency service vehicle and transport her to nearby Osindisweni State Hospital where her Obstetrician was located.
However little did the team know that baby Padayachee had other plans and was not going to wait until her mommy arrived at the hospital. As contractions drew closer a decision was made to assist mom in delivering her baby in the ambulance under Paige’s care.
The young lady was delivered at approximately 07:20 am and both mom and baby were transported to Osindisweni Hospital for further care.
Congratulations to mom dad and a very proud grandfather Glen. Welcome to the world baby girl.
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