Baby Drama: Mom In Labor During Snowstorm Calls 911

SILVER SPRING, MD — Most Maryland residents were busy preparing for Storm Stella on Sunday, from last minute grocery shopping to digging out their snow boots and shovels after a moderately warm winter so far. But, a Silver Spring couple was a little preoccupied with the birth of their baby as the storm loomed over Montgomery County.

At about 3 a.m. Monday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews helped deliver a baby at an apartment in Silver Spring right as the snow began to fall, WUS9 reports.

The mom went into labor and was worried about reaching the hospital during the storm. She called 911 and six paramedics helped her give birth to her baby right in her apartment.

"You come to work every day expecting the unexpected," the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Pete Piringer told WUS9. "Things like this come up, and I think they were up for the challenge, obviously, and they handled it well."

Piringer said the mom, dad and baby are all doing well. The gender of the baby hasn't been announced yet.

See the full story at WUS9 here.

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