Baby Born in School Parking lot

DAYTON -- A young mother goes into labor, moments after dropping her two young brothers off at school, consequently, she’s forced to deliver right in the school’s parking lot.

Around 8:30 in the morning the parking lot of Horizon Science Academy is usually filled with parents dropping off their kids for school, but Thursday, fire trucks and an ambulance were in the parking lot to help deliver a baby.

“Oh my God it’s a baby” said Camitina Torress, grandmother of newborn.

That reaction turned a normal morning routine into a life altering experience for the people at Horizon Science Academy.

“We immediately got up once the grandmother told us we need to call 911 because her daughter’s water had broken in her car” said Dorinda Nusum, Horizon Science Academy Public Relations.

On the phone, was school administrative secretary, Amanda Liddy.

911 Call:

Dispatcher: “Do you guys have her wrapped in a blanket?

Amanda: “She’s in a blanket in a car”

While her nerves were high, Liddy and her co-workers tried to remain calm for the mother, Jessica Flores-Torres, 20, who happens to be Amanda’s former student.

Still waiting on emergency crews to arrive, Liddy listened carefully to step-by-step instructions on how to deliver the baby.

The 911 call details Liddy asking co-workers for help in gathering necessary supplies to deliver the baby.  â€œCheck the bottom drawer of my cabinet, also give me gloves please” said Liddy.

Cutting the umbilical cord also proved to be quite the experience, after the dispatcher instructed Liddy to use something other than scissors.

“I needed shoestrings then I came in looking for something to tie, but it was very chaotic and the only thing I can think of was a lanyard, and I was like ‘this is going to have to do for now” said Liddy.

Moments later, emergency crews arrived to take over the delivery and soon after the mother and her newborn daughter were rushed to the hospital.  For Liddy, after helping give birth, Thursday’s a day she says she’ll never forget.

“I’ve given birth, but I’ve never done that part of it and it was absolutely amazing” said Liddy.

The healthy baby girl and her mother Jessica Flores-Torress, 20, rest comfortably in the hospital.  The baby was born at 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

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