Kids & Family

Baby Born In Belford Home Before Ambulance Arrives

Middletown police confirmed that a woman delivered a baby inside a private home in the Belford section this week.

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — This was one baby who just couldn't wait.

Middletown police confirmed that a woman delivered a baby inside a private home in the Belford section this week, and that the child was born before police or an ambulance could get there.

The baby was born Wednesday.

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Police would not release any further details, citing the family's privacy. However, a neighbor said the baby was born at a home on Ridge Avenue, and that both the child and the mother are doing well.

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