Woman gives birth at police station
A baby boy named Letlhogonolo was born at Tarlton Police Station’s client service centre near Krugersdorp, on the West Rand, on Thursday.
Police spokesperson Constable Lucky Matome told The Citizen a pregnant woman walked into the client service centre at about 2am and informed the members on duty she had called the ambulance as she suspected she was about to go on labour.
“The woman in her mid-30s was received by constable Dickson, constable Matlhaba and constable Baloyi whilst they were still waiting for the ambulance. The woman indicated to the members that she was about to give birth. One of the members who has been training on Basic Ambulance Assistance put his training into practice and helped the woman to give birth,” added Matome.
He said the three members went beyond their call of duty in bringing a healthy baby into this world. The Gauteng Emergency services arrived a few minutes later and confirmed the baby was in a healthy condition, and both the newborn and the mother were taken to the nearest hospital for further medical attention.
The acting station commander, Captain LS Nkhumane, applauded the members for going beyond their call of duty and for working as a team in assisting the woman.
Last month a teenage girl gave birth in the front seat of her car in KwaZulu-Natal.
Cindy Botha was travelling through Wentworth with her nine-year-old daughter when she noticed a young woman limping along the side of the road.
“I don’t normally stop to offer people lifts, but something in me said I should. She was with an elderly woman, and when I asked what was wrong, she said she was in labour,” said Botha.
She quickly got her daughter into the backseat of the car and helped the woman, who was about 18 years old, into the front passenger seat.
“I could see the situation was dire. The baby’s head was already visible, so I rushed to Wentworth Hospital.”
After frantically searching for assistance, Botha tracked down some delivery nurses, who came to their aid.
“By the time we got there and the nurses arrived, we had run out of time. The baby boy was born on the front seat of my car less than a minute later.
– Caxton News Service
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