To Protect and Serve—Denver Cop Delivers Baby Outside Hospital
By: Heather Willard | KDVR Fox31
DENVER (KDVR) — A baby was brought into the world outside of the Denver Health Emergency Department thanks to the help of a Denver police officer.
The birth occurred just before midnight on May 15. The Denver Police Department had three officers at the Denver Health Emergency Department, where they were responding to a call for service at the hospital. While there, they were approached by a vehicle.
Inside the car was a passenger actively giving birth. The officers tried to direct the driver to go up to the emergency room entrance, but a language barrier prevented the message from being understood.
DPD said that’s when the officers noticed the baby’s leg had already emerged.
One officer rushed inside to inform medical staff and get help, whil...