Huntington Station Woman Gives Birth in Back of Ambulance

Photo: (l-r) HCFAS volunteers Tyler Gibbs, Linda Guadagnin, Beatrice Martinez, Karen Martin and Jill Decker

Members of Huntington Community First Aid Squad were able to bring a Huntington Station family’s fifth child into the world when they helped deliver a baby girl in an ambulance last month.

HCFAS received a report for a pregnancy/imminent delivery at a Reynolds Street home at 7:11 p.m. on Nov. 16. Crew members arrived to the scene were able to bring the woman into the back of the ambulance.

It was then the woman notified the volunteers that her baby was coming and upon inspection, a crew member did not notice any evident crowning. A few minutes later, the woman said “the baby is really coming,” and when the crew member checked a second time, she was able to see the baby’s head.

With the help of the crew, the woman safely delivered her fifth child, a healthy baby girl named Ayza, who entered the world at 7:24 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces. Ayza’s cord was wrapped around her neck, but one crew member was able to successfully remove it.

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Both the baby and her mother were doing well as they were admitted to Huntington Hospital.

The following HCFAS volunteers were involved in the delivery:

• EMT-CC Tyler Gibbs— removed the cord from the baby’s neck and cut the cord
• EMT-B Linda Guadagnin— drove the ambulance
• Beatrice Martinez— in training to become a first aider
• EMT-B Karen Martin— delivered the baby
• First Aider Jill Decker— assessed and monitored the woman

Martin, who is a 20-year registered nurse and 10-year HCFAS volunteer, said this was her first delivery. “I was elated and very excited,” Martin said. “I had an overdose call the week before that didn’t make it, so this call was a nice one for me.”

When Martin returned to headquarters, people commented that she was glowing and beaming.

Martinez, who is training to be a First Aider and is interested in going to school to become a nurse, also experienced her first delivery. “That was my first childbirth call and I’m very excited to have been a part of it,” she said.

While it was two crew members’ first delivery, this baby marked Gibbs’ third delivery since joining HCFAS as a teenager in their Explorer Post Youth Squad. He has now gone on to obtain his EMT-Critical Care certification.

Image via HCFAS