Los Angeles firefighters help deliver baby: 'They talked us through what to do'

January 31, 2023 at 00:50

Soren Armour Longo had a few unexpected guests at his birth: two officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Studio City couple Lawrence and Astrid Longo welcomed their third child three-and-a-half weeks early.
Crews with Fire Station 86 arrived within four minutes of the call and just like that – Soren was born.
‘BIRTHING MAKEUP’ DIVIDES WOMEN ON TIKTOK AS MOMS GO ‘FULL GLAM’ FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY"It barely one [push], one-and-a-half," Astrid said.
"They talked us through what to do."
Firefighter-EMT Joshua Krylo has delivered babies before, he said when reuniting with the family a week later, but it's actually very rare.
"It's a part of our job… we show up and go to work… but she did all the work... we just showed up," he said.
next Image 1 of 2prev Image 2 of 2According to Krylo, the department responded to around 400 obstetrics calls out of all the calls they receive in a typical year – that's less than 1%.
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES EXPANDING ACCESS TO NO-COST BIRTH CONTROL UNDER OBAMACAREAs for the Longos, Lawrence said he's proud to show off his "warrior wife," who was actually teaching a workout class two hours before their second child was born.
"The plan wasn't a home birth," Lawrence told Fox News Digital.
"Soren" is a name of Swedish origin.
Astrid, being Swedish, named Soren in line with her culture and their other children, Larrin and Stellan.
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