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Baby Delivered in Tractor-Trailer During Pennsylvania Snowstorm
EMS crews performed neonatal resuscitation and safely transported mother and newborn after delivery inside a tractor-trailer during heavy snow in Cumberland County, officials said.
- On Sunday, Cumberland Goodwill EMS delivered a baby inside a tractor-trailer during the snowstorm in the 800 block of York Road, South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
- A call Sunday morning reported a woman in labor inside a tractor-trailer parked by the roadside, and responders faced near white-out conditions complicating the delivery.
- Paramedics from Cumberland County EMS performed neonatal resuscitation using specialized pediatric equipment and medical bags to warm and stimulate the newborn on scene Sunday.
- Crews then transported the mother and child to a local hospital with a plow truck escort from South Middleton Township, and a UPMC spokesperson said the family declined to comment with no update on conditions.
- Officials called the delivery a rare, once-in-a-lifetime event and praised first responders' preparedness, with Cumberland Goodwill EMS Assistant Chief Nathan Harig highlighting the uncommon nature of field deliveries.
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