MANCHESTER, N.H. (WHDH) - A New Hampshire father delivered his son on the side of the highway after his wife was unable to make it to the hospital on Monday.
New Hampshire state troopers and members of the Manchester Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the scene on the northbound side of Interstate 93 around 9:30 p.m. and found happy parents Camille and John Swope cradling new baby Miles.
Earlier that evening the couple were at their Londonderry home celebrating their 3-year-old son’s birthday with a Zoom call when the newest addition decided to crash the party.
“Sure enough, as soon as the party ended, Camille stood up she was like we got to go,” John said.
The pair was just ten minutes away from the hospital but baby Miles did not care to wait any longer.
He arrived into the world with the help of a 911 operator just moments before first responders arrived, according to police.
“The operator was amazing,” Camille said. “He was super calm and kept John calm, because I was not.”
“I was just doing what I was told and then I had a baby in my hand,” John said.
Camille and Miles were taken to Elliot Hospital where they are said to be doing well.
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