SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – It’s no secret mothers do the heavy lifting during childbirth, but one father found himself taking instruction over the phone from EMS professionals to deliver his daughter at Buc-ee’s.
A week after a Marshfield couple delivered their daughter in the parking lot of Buc-ee’s in Springfield, Mercy EMS leaders are shedding light on the emergency response that helped guide the father through the birth over the phone.
On Nov. 14, Nathan and Jena Birdsong welcomed baby Elaina Grace into the world in the parking lot of Buc-ee’s in Springfield. Ozarks First shared the story of how the parents realized they weren’t going to make it from their home in rural Marshfield to Cox South in Springfield…