Police Chief Delivers His Own Baby
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
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Joey Staufer, of Eagle, Colo., was driving his wife to the hospital but the baby wouldn't wait. He stopped at a highway off-ramp, and the chief delivered his daughter with directions from 911.
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. The movie "Fargo" features Frances McDormand as a police chief investigating a crime while suffering morning sickness.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "FARGO")
BRUCE BOHNE: (As Lou) You see something down there, chief?
FRANCES MCDORMAND: (As Marge Gunderson) No, I just think I'm going to barf.
INSKEEP: We now have a police chief who delivered a baby. He's Joey Staufer of Eagle, Colo. He was driving his wife to the hospital and didn't make it, so they stopped at a highway off-ramp. The chief delivered his daughter with directions from 911. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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