Cambridge Emergency Responders Deliver Baby Boy Born on Way to Hospital

Members of the Cambridge Fire Department, Police Department, Emergency Communications Department and Pro EMS helped safely deliver a healthy baby boy this morning near Porter Square. 

Cambridge Fire, Police and Pro EMS responded to an Emergency Communications medical emergency call at 8:08 a.m. They located a pregnant woman at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Upload Road. The woman was on her way to a local hospital, when her water broke. Her husband pulled over to the side of road and she began to give birth. Firefighters, paramedics and officers quickly arrived and help deliver the 7 pound 13 ounce baby boy inside the couple’s Honda Accord at approximately 8:20 a.m. Following the delivery, the mother and her new son were taken by ambulance to a hospital, where everyone is resting comfortably.

Lieutenant Joseph Fournier, firefighters Nathan Jarvi and James Kennedy from Cambridge Fire Department’s Engine 1, Acting Lieutenant Gary Nangle, firefighters Michael Donnelly and William Whalen from Cambridge Fire Department’s Engine 8, Pro EMS paramedics Nate Dubreuil and Abigail Moore, and Cambridge Police Officers Charles McNeeley, Melissa Miceli and Mark Smith all responded to the call and assisted in the delivery.

Everyone within the Cambridge Fire Department, Police Department, Emergency Communications Department and Pro EMS extends their best wishes to the baby and his entire family.