Officers help mother deliver baby girl at apartment in Amityville

AMITYVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- Two officers used their wits and ingenuity to help a woman deliver a baby at her home on Long Island on Thursday.

Officers Michael Stroehlein and Diego Montero responded to 50 Greybarn Lane in Amityville around 7:45 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a woman in labor.
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When the officers arrived, they found the mother, 33-year-old Stefanie Andrade, in labor in the bathroom for her apartment.

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The officers assisted Andrade in delivering the baby girl and then used a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord until EMTs arrived.

The mother and baby, named Callie, were taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip.
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They are both expected to be just fine.



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