Firefighters save newborn during emergency home birth in NYC

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A newborn is alive after firefighters’ quick response during a home birth on Myrtle Avenue last Saturday, according to FDNY. Firefighter Jeffrey Jovin, a former paramedic with experience in childbirth, realized the baby was not breathing and had no pulse. He immediately began CPR while another firefighter assisted with ventilation until […]

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