Crime & Safety
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby Girl In Patchogue
It was an unexpected labor on Labor Day for one local mom.
PATCHOGUE, NY - It was an unexpected labor on Labor Day for one local mom.
Suffolk Police officer Robert Burgos responded to a 911 call at 2:51 a.m. for a 29-year-old woman in active labor at her home on Jennings Avenue.
Burgos assisted as Edith Punin gave birth to a baby girl, Kayla Maritza, who arrived at 3 a.m.
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The mother and baby were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital via Patchogue Ambulance. Both are in good condition.
Photo courtesy of Suffolk Police
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