OBGYN Reacts to CRAZY Police Bodycam Births! 🚔👶

TL;DR

An OBGYN reacts to police bodycam footage of roadside births, praising officer calmness while correcting common misconceptions about emergency deliveries.

Key Points

• 1.Precipitous labor is far more common in women with multiple prior births. The video featuring a mother having her 6th child illustrates this — the more births you've had, the faster labor typically progresses, making unplanned roadside deliveries more likely.
• 2.Officers' key job in field deliveries is to stay calm and reassure mom, not perform procedures. The OBGYN praises officers who kept mothers informed their babies were okay, noting that if a baby is coming, it will come regardless of setting.
• 3.You don't need to cut the cord immediately or suction the airway in a field birth. The OBGYN corrects a medic using bulb suction, emphasizing skin-to-skin contact, keeping baby warm, and letting mom hold the baby are the priorities.
• 4.Telling a laboring woman 'don't push' is counterproductive — the body pushes involuntarily. The OBGYN also criticizes forcing patients into specific positions, noting people instinctively position themselves correctly unless a medical complication requires intervention.
• 5.Nuchal cord (umbilical cord around the neck) is very common and rarely dangerous, despite media portrayal. In the Alabama bodycam clip, the OBGYN disputes it was even around the neck, suggesting it was around the baby's arm instead.
• 6.Newborn 'cone head' (cranial molding) is a normal evolutionary adaptation. Human skulls remain unfused at birth so bones can overlap during delivery, resolving over days, with full fusion occurring over approximately 5 years.
• 7.Multiple bodycam births are featured across different cities including New London, North Miami, Jefferson County Alabama, and Atlanta. Highlights include Officer Numa Richard delivering baby Bithia alongside her police chief boss, and a former EMT officer calmly delivering a baby during a highway traffic stop.