After a Harrowing Water Rescue, Baby Is Delivered on Mother’s Birthday

After a Harrowing Water Rescue, Baby Is Delivered on Mother’s Birthday

It was a cold morning on Feb. 6 when Shedly Apollon, a 29-year old makeup artist, left her home in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to get a massage for her birthday, a gift from her fiancé. It was meant to be an uneventful journey. But by noon that day, one life had been saved, and another delivered. “It’s now our birthday,” said Ms. Apollon, speaking in an interview on Friday about the memorable day she now shares with her newborn daughter, Ivory Atara S…