California woman gives birth in local market day after Christmas, staff deliver baby
Staff at a California market had an unexpected job the day after Christmas: Delivering a baby boy.
A pregnant customer walked into southeast Fresno store El Parian Neighborhood Market Tuesday night in labor. When co-owner Issamar Sepulveda's staff realized what was happening, they rushed to help her.
The cashier called 911, the butcher held the baby, the cook found scissors, and Sepulveda cut the umbilical cord, she said on Facebook.
“We all lived moments of chaos. I was so nervous and just praying for baby's health because he looked purple,” Sepulveda said.
She wrapped the baby in blankets to warm him before paramedics arrived. The entire event took only about 25 minutes, Sepulveda told local news site The Fresno Bee. Mom and baby were then taken to a hospital.
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The baby boy weighs 7 pounds and 16 ounces, Sepulveda said on Facebook, and both he and his mother are doing well. Sepulveda has since created a GoFundMe for the customer.
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