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Commuters at New York City's Penn Station got a little extra excitement on their way to the train this morning: Expectant mom Marie Booth gave birth to a seven-pound baby boy under the Departures sign. Marie and her husband, Jonathon, were making their way from East Orange, N.J., to North Central Hospital in the Bronx when Marie realized she was in full-blown labor. "Forget the ambulance, forget everything else -- I'm going to have the baby right here," she remembered saying.The baby was delivered by three members of the police department's counter-terrorism patrol team and an Amtrak employee. When the whole thing was over, commuters cheered. "They started yelling, 'Name him Penn, after Penn Station!'" said Marie Medina, one of the officers who helped in the delivery.
Marie and Jonathan went with their fellow train riders' wishes, naming their son Caesar Penn Boothe. Mom and baby are both reported to be doing fine.
And you thought your commute was rough this morning. Wow!
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
3-20-2009 @ 1:40PM
kerry wenrich said...babbies are born in odd places sometimes but this is the oddest 1 of them all she was lucky she had all those people there to help her get thought it w/ as little trouble as possible
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3-20-2009 @ 2:04PM
sarah said...i bet if it were women that helped deliver that baby all your panties wouldnt be in a bunch.
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3-20-2009 @ 6:01PM
TXDoula said...Actually Sarah, none of us know the gender of the officers who caught the baby. Their gender is irrelevant, they were supporting characters. The mother did the work of delivering this child while others attended her. As such should be referred to as the one who delivered the child.
Now see, that entire post was possible without cursing.
3-21-2009 @ 3:02PM
CIRESLADY1 said...PENN after PENNSLYVANIA STATION? - I WANNA RIDE The LIRR!
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3-21-2009 @ 3:07PM
ubobfletch said...Marie Medins is the name of one of the "helpers."
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3-21-2009 @ 3:15PM
ubobfletch said...Sorry, make that Maria "Medina."
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3-22-2009 @ 2:01PM
nurseeo said...lets see , the woman delivered the baby into the waiting hands of helpers , who then delivered the baby into the arms of mommy