Baby Delivered Via C-Section During Earthquake
Baby Delivered Via C-Section During Earthquake
Darcy Spencer reports on a baby who was born in Washington on the day of the 2011 earthquake. In fact, her doctor was performing a c-section to deliver the baby when the quake hit and had to lay on top of her patient to protect her.
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" Leisure Green came into the world and the most unusual way in the middle of an earthquake."
" I don't know anything about shaking. -- doctors and -- light blue -- always bet he's a stock car and I didn't know with a live."
" Her mom 21 year old Angelique quarter had been in labor and Monday a Malaysian showed no sign of arriving on our own. The doctor had decided to perform a C section Tuesday afternoon. As Malaysia was about to be delivered at five point nine magnitude earthquake. Doctor Brian ground everything shaking in Ireland over. Then I go oh my god do you live that is one that's -- they're big supporter had no -- when that's happening all you do -- right. Then next thing you know. When it stopped. She came out. You can see McCain had no idea what they've been there. And she took precautions to protect Porter and her baby in -- Covert op apartment or no debris -- into your stomach."
" We have a lot of equipment on wheels towed to make the mobile and I love that was roll around. So little that I am I even though our pixel as well security instruct and I was just gonna fall off the table so I held on to her very tightly."
" Anthony Green the other that it he would -- orders signed the whole time trying to comfort her. Omaha dropped."
" I don't know who could happen and I go well let -- about earthquake hit with can't."
" Washington Hospital Center happy and healthy I pounds fifteen ounces. And with the Hillary her parents will never forget them tell her -- I have been. And flourishing and -- quick. And they have been added no wind."
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