The New Bedford Fire Department helped welcome a new baby into the world early Saturday morning.
In a post on social media, the department shared that Engine Company 6 responded to a home on Katherine Street around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, for a reported childbirth.
When the firefighters arrived at the home, a woman had delivered a baby girl, according to the post. Engine Company 6 helped position both mother and baby so the child’s father could cut the umbilical cord, after which New Bedford EMS took over care of the new family.
The mother and child were safely transported to St. Luke’s Hospital without any complications, the fire department said.
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