Newton police officer, dispatcher help deliver baby girl

NEWTON, Mass. — Tom and Chelsea Womersley are proud new parents of daughter, Charlee. Her arrival on Thursday was a first for everyone involved.

“I wanted to get her in the car because we were in that process and she was like no that’s not happening," said Tom Womersley.

The couple made it back into their Newton home and called 911.

“Then when he said we’re having a baby I said… here we go," said Newton dispatcher Aleah Donahue.

Donahue calmly guided Tom through each step. There was no time to be nervous.

"I was the only one there so there was nobody else. I had to kind of step up and do things," said Tom Womersley.

Meanwhile, Donahue dispatched Newton Police Officer Declan Healy to help.

“I show up. I’m the first one there. Tom opened the door and I just had to get to work,” Healy said.

Chelsea's labor was quick.

"It progressed so fast and I didn’t realize all these things were because I was at the end of labor," she said.

Her pain was intense.

“Honestly, I couldn’t think beyond the contractions I was having," she said.

Within a minute of Officer Healy's arrival, Charlee made her own appearance.

“It was unreal . Once the baby started crying, I knew it was a good sign, obviously," Healy said.

It was a night of firsts: the couple's first baby, Officer Healy's first delivery and dispatcher Donahue's first 911 call for a birth.

This emergency call had a happy ending, with a new bundle of joy, thanks to all.

“And then I had her in my arms. It was all surreal," Chelsea Womersley said.

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