{"id":199613,"date":"2026-04-16T17:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199613\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:28:23","slug":"firefighters-save-newborn-during-emergency-home-birth-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199613\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters save newborn during emergency home birth in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A newborn is alive after firefighters\u2019 quick response during a home birth on Myrtle Avenue last Saturday, according to FDNY.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Firefighter Jeffrey Jovin, a former paramedic with experience in childbirth, realized the baby was not breathing and had no pulse. He immediately began CPR while another firefighter assisted with ventilation until EMS arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EMS personnel cut the umbilical cord and continued lifesaving efforts while transporting the newborn to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials said their actions made a difference, and the baby regained a pulse and began breathing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was a beautiful delivery,\u201d Jovin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Alarcon is an award-winning digital content producer. She has covered local news for the tri-state area since 2021. She joined PIX11 News in 2026. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/nicole-alarcon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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