Special delivery: 911 telecommunicator helps father deliver baby

TRAIN. NEW TONIGHT. THEY’RE CALLING THIS A MIDNIGHT MIRACLE. A DAVIE COUNTY, 911 TELECOMMUNICATOR IS BEING PRAISED FOR HELPING A YOUNG COUPLE DELIVER A BABY. WXII 12 CHRIS PETERSEN SAT DOWN WITH THE SEAFORD’S 911 OPERATOR RYAN HEPLER, WHO SHARED THE STORY OF THIS SPECIAL DELIVERY. 911 TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY YOU CAN THINK OF. BUT ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 1ST, RYAN HEPLER ANSWERED A CALL THAT LED TO A SPECIAL DELIVERY. WE LIKE HAVING A BABY IS AN EXCITING TIME, BUT LITTLE LEVI BROUGHT HIS PARENTS, TIFFANY AND CHRIS SEAFORD, A BIT OF EXCITEMENT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL, THEY SAID THAT I WAS ONLY ONE CENTIMETER DILATED AND SO I NEEDED TO GO HOME AND REST. THAT REST DIDN’T LAST LONG. JUST 2.5 HOURS LATER, TIFFANY TOLD CHRIS IT WAS GO TIME. ABOUT THAT TIME, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, I CAN FEEL HIS HEAD. AND I SAID, WELL, I NEED TO CALL 911 BECAUSE WE’RE OBVIOUSLY NOT MAKING IT TO THE HOSPITAL. DAVID COUNTY 911. WHAT’S THE ADDRESS OF YOUR EMERGENCY? MY WIFE’S PREGNANT AND I DON’T THINK WE CAN MAKE IT TO THE HOSPITAL. FORTUNATELY FOR THE SEAFORD’S, TEN YEAR VETERAN RYAN HEPLER ANSWERED THE CALL. IN MY TIME OF BEING HERE, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE FOURTH ONE WE’VE HAD. HEPLER SAYS DESPITE HOW RARE THIS TYPE OF CALL IS, THE TRAINING KICKS IN. BABY’S GOING TO BE HERE SOON, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH HOW FAR ALONG SHE WAS. AND IT’S TIME TO GET OUR GAME FACE ON. OKAY, LISTEN CAREFULLY AND DO EXACTLY AS I SAY. OKAY. HE WAS SO CALM THAT WE REALLY DIDN’T THINK THAT WE COULDN’T GET THROUG IT. I THINK I CAN SEE PART OF THE BABY. YOU CAN SEE PART OF IT? YES. THE HEAD’S COMING OUT. AND JUST A FEW SHORT MINUTES LATER, LITTLE LEVI ENTERED THE WORLD. ALL RIGHT, IT’S OUT, IT’S OUT, IT’S OUT. THE BABY’S COMPLETELY OUT NOW. ALL RIGHT. IS THE BABY CRYING OR BREATHING? I THINK I HEAR IT. OH, THAT WAS A SIGH OF RELIEF. THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. I MEAN, HEARING HEARING A NEWBORN BABY CRY IS JUST. IT’S PRETTY AMAZING. IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THERE WITH YOU? YEAH, WE JUST GOT HERE. OKAY. IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT I’VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. SCARIEST THING I’VE EVER DONE, FOR SURE. BUT THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’LL ALWAYS SHARE. THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER. THE SEAFORD’S ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EMTS AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT RESPONDED TO THEIR HOME THAT NIGHT IN D

A couple in Davie County, North Carolina, is thanking a 911 telecommunicator after he helped the father successfully deliver their son, Levi.Tiffany Seaford was sent home from the hospital on Halloween night when the doctor said she was not quite ready to have the baby yet. Little Levi had other plans.Just two and a half hours later, Tiffany Seaford started having contractions, and she knew she would not make it to the hospital.Her husband, Chris Seaford, called 911, and 10-year veteran telecommunicator Ryan Hepler answered the call. Hepler talked Chris Seaford through the delivery and kept everyone calm. Seven minutes later, Levi was born.Hepler said it is extremely rare for an emergency like this, and that he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the baby crying.Chris Seaford said it was the scariest and happiest time of his life. The Seafords also want to thank the EMTs and firefighters who responded to their home that night.

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. —

A couple in Davie County, North Carolina, is thanking a 911 telecommunicator after he helped the father successfully deliver their son, Levi.

Tiffany Seaford was sent home from the hospital on Halloween night when the doctor said she was not quite ready to have the baby yet. Little Levi had other plans.

Just two and a half hours later, Tiffany Seaford started having contractions, and she knew she would not make it to the hospital.

Her husband, Chris Seaford, called 911, and 10-year veteran telecommunicator Ryan Hepler answered the call. Hepler talked Chris Seaford through the delivery and kept everyone calm. Seven minutes later, Levi was born.

Hepler said it is extremely rare for an emergency like this, and that he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the baby crying.

Chris Seaford said it was the scariest and happiest time of his life. The Seafords also want to thank the EMTs and firefighters who responded to their home that night.

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