9-year-old Ohio boy’s quick thinking helps save mom, unborn baby sister
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Updated: 3:19 PM CDT May 29, 2025
TO RECOVER. ALL RIGHT. QUICK THINKING BY A NINE YEAR OLD HAMILTON BOY SAVES THE LIVES OF HIS PREGNANT MOTHER AND HIS UNBORN BABY SISTER. AND TONIGHT, WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DAISY KERSHAW SAT DOWN WITH THE VERY GRATEFUL PARENTS WHO WERE CALLING HIM A HERO. HI, DAISY. HI, THERE. SHEREE. JUST HOURS AFTER MOM NIKKI WARE PASSED OUT INSIDE HER HAMILTON HOME, SHE GAVE BIRTH HERE AT KETTERING HEALTH TO A LITTLE GIRL IN THE FAMILY IS JUST INCREDIBLY THANKFUL THEY’RE BOTH SAFE AND DOING WELL. DOCTORS SAY THAT THEIR NINE YEAR OLD SONS, CALLED 911, HELPED SAVE THEIR LIVES. MY MOM COULD HAVE DIED ON MAY 2ND, 35 WEEKS INTO HER PREGNANCY. HAMILTON MOM NIKKI WARE SUFFERED A LIFE THREATENING COMPLICATION. I HEARD THIS BIG THUMP, SON OLIVER FOUND HIS MOM LYING ON THE FLOOR UNCONSCIOUS. I WAS PANICKING, MOVING HER BACK AND FORTH. I WAS SAYING, MOM, MOM, HE JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM SCHOOL. DAD, JEFF WAS STILL AT WORK. I CALLED 911. WHAT’S THE ADDRESS OF THE EMERGENCY? I WAS STILL JUST IN DISBELIEF. MY MOM WAS ON THE RESTROOM AND SHE JUST PASSED OUT. AND I NEED YOUR HELP. I TOLD HER EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON. SHE REALIZED THAT I WAS JUST A KID. THE CALLER WAS NINE YEARS OLD. IS SHE AWAKE RIGHT NOW? OH, IS SHE BREATHING? YEAH. OKAY. I’M JUST SUPER NERVOUS BECAUSE SHE’S PREGNANT. SHE’S PREGNANT? YEAH. WE’RE GOING TO CHECK HER BREATHING TOGETHER. WE’RE GOING TO DO A TEST. YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ME? YEAH. I WAS MOSTLY THINKING TO MYSELF. I’LL DO. I’LL DO ANYTHING JUST TO WAKE MY MOM UP. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT HER CHEST, AND I WANT YOU TO SAY GO. EVERY TIME THAT SHE TAKES A BREATH. OKAY? OLIVER STAYING BY HIS MOM’S SIDE UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. ARE THE POLICE IN THERE NOW? YEAH. EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. YOU DID A GREAT JOB CALLING. THE FACT THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHO TO GET AHOLD. THAT WAS. IT WAS KEY. DOCTORS SAY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSED NIKKI TO SUFFER MULTIPLE SEIZURES, WHICH COULD HAVE CUT OXYGEN FLOW TO BABY RILEY. HE HAD TO SAVE MOMMA AND HIS SISTER. AND THAT’S WHAT HE DID. LIKE, TO ME, THAT’S THE DEFINITION OF A HERO. THIS BIG BROTHER PROTECTING HIS BABY SISTER FROM DAY ONE. I’VE ALWAYS WANTED A SIBLING, AND I WAS LIKE, IT’S FINALLY TIME. I’M. GOOD TO KNOW I GOT THIS GUY HERE TO TO LOOK OUT. HE’S GOT ALL OUR BACKS. OLIVER SAYS HE ACTUALLY LEARNED HOW TO CALL 911 AND WHAT TO DO DURING AN EMERGENCY LIKE THIS. DURING A LESSON AT SCHOOL, HE’S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GOING INTO FOURTH GRADE IN THE FALL AT FAIRWOOD ELEMENTARY, AND HIS PARENTS ARE JUST SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HIM. REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT IN HAMILTON DAISY KERSHAW WLWT NEWS FIVE. OH MY GOODNESS, HE IS SO MATURE AND HEARING HE’S GOING TO GO INTO THE FOURTH GRADE, I FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO SHARE THAT, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR, PLAY THAT FOR THE CLASS SO THAT KIDS KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DON’T THINK MY KIDS WOULD HAVE HAD ANY CLUE. AWARE AND CONSCIENTIOUS AND SMART. YES. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU’RE AROUND ADULTS, HE’S LIKE, HE’S ACTING LIKE A LITTLE ADULT. I MEAN, HE SOUNDED LIKE A LITTLE MAN. HE HAD A LITTLE CHOCOLATE MILK BEFORE THE INTERVIEW, TOO. I DON’T KNOW, HE WA
9-year-old Ohio boy’s quick thinking helps save mom, unborn baby sister
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Updated: 3:19 PM CDT May 29, 2025
A 9-year-old boy's quick thinking saving the life of his pregnant mother and his unborn baby sister.His family in Hamilton, Ohio, is now calling him their hero."My mom could have died,” said Oliver Ware.On May 2, 35 weeks into her pregnancy, Niki Ware passed out inside their Hamilton home.Oliver had just gotten home from school, and his dad, Jeff Ware, was still at work.“I called 911,” Oliver said, thinking back to the day. High blood pressure caused Niki to have multiple seizures. Doctors say that call helped to save her and baby Riley’s lives.Complications from seizures can cut the oxygen flow to the baby, doctors said.“He had to save his mama and his sister, and that's what he did. Like to me, that's the definition of a hero,” said Oliver’s dad.Oliver is going into fourth grade and says he learned how to call 911 and what to do in an emergency during a lesson at school.His parents are incredibly proud, saying they rest easy knowing that Riley has Oliver for a big brother."Good to know I've got this guy here. He's got all of our backs,” Jeff said.Oliver says the 911 operator and his grandmother helped him through this scary situation.He was on the phone with the operator for more than 10 minutes; she walked him through what to do. He says she helped to keep him calm.Hamilton is around 33 miles outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
HAMILTON, Ohio — A 9-year-old boy's quick thinking saving the life of his pregnant mother and his unborn baby sister.
His family in Hamilton, Ohio, is now calling him their hero.
"My mom could have died,” said Oliver Ware.
On May 2, 35 weeks into her pregnancy, Niki Ware passed out inside their Hamilton home.
Oliver had just gotten home from school, and his dad, Jeff Ware, was still at work.
“I called 911,” Oliver said, thinking back to the day.
High blood pressure caused Niki to have multiple seizures. Doctors say that call helped to save her and baby Riley’s lives.
Complications from seizures can cut the oxygen flow to the baby, doctors said.
“He had to save his mama and his sister, and that's what he did. Like to me, that's the definition of a hero,” said Oliver’s dad.
Oliver is going into fourth grade and says he learned how to call 911 and what to do in an emergency during a lesson at school.
His parents are incredibly proud, saying they rest easy knowing that Riley has Oliver for a big brother.
"Good to know I've got this guy here. He's got all of our backs,” Jeff said.
Oliver says the 911 operator and his grandmother helped him through this scary situation.
He was on the phone with the operator for more than 10 minutes; she walked him through what to do. He says she helped to keep him calm.
Hamilton is around 33 miles outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
