Police officers deliver baby in the back seat of car

New parents have thanked two officers from Camden for delivering their baby daughter in the back seat of a car after the mother went into labour on the way to hospital
Dramatic: Baby Emily was delivered in the back seat of a car at University College Hospital's car park
Met Police
Jamie Bullen2 October 2015

A Met Police officer who delivered a baby girl in the back seat of a car during a dramatic birth has described it as the 'proudest moment' of his career.

On Monday, Camden officers Pc Liam O'Halloran and Pc Yasa Amerat were on duty when the call came in that a heavily pregnant woman had gone into labour as her husband was driving her to hospital.

The officers met the mum and dad to be at the University College Hospital car park where the baby's head was crowning. The situation forced quick-thinking Pc O'Halloran to deliver the baby in the back of the car while Pc Amerat comforted the father.

The baby girl, who has been named Emily, was purple and the cord with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck. Pc O'Halloran cut the cord using a pair of loose tuff scissors from the squad car before he helped Emily to breathe until doctors arrived to help.

Thankful: Emily's parents praised the officers for their calm actions under pressure
Met Police

Emily and her mum were then taken to the maternity ward and both are doing fine.

PC Liam O'Halloran, said: "This is the proudest moment of my career as a police officer to date."

Proud: Pc O'Halloran and Pc Amerat
Met Police

PC Yasa Amerat, said: "As police officers we deal with a range of issues which are often related to injuries and death so it's a nice feeling to see and be part of the start of someone's life."

Emily's father, Justin Marshall, said: "We are so unbelievably thankful for the help of PC Liam O'Halloran and PC Yasa Amerat. If it weren't for PC O'Halloran's calm actions under pressure I'd have no idea if my beautiful daughter Emily would be with us now. We will be forever be grateful to Liam and Yasa for their help."

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