Special Delivery!! 

September 4, 2023 - Madera County Sheriff's Office officials report that in the early evening of September 2, 2023, Madera County Sheriff’s Deputy Jessica Martinez was flagged down by a citizen near Valley Children’s Founders Plaza and told that a woman was giving birth nearby on the side of the road.

Deputy Martinez drove to the location and found the woman, accompanied by her husband, laying outside of a vehicle. Having given birth moments before, their newborn baby was uncovered and laying on her stomach, still attached to the umbilical cord. While Dad was on the phone with EMS, Deputy Martinez contacted MCSO Dispatch, who informed her EMS’ response time may be extended. Deputy Martinez then contacted VCH Security to have medical staff respond to their location to provide support until EMS arrived.

Deputy Martinez located a clean t-shirt in her vehicle and used it to wrap the baby. Deputy Eliza Hernandez arrived a short time later and assisted with helping mom and her new baby, a boy named Moises, onto the gurney. They were then transported to the hospital, both in good health.

Though her parents had been planning a hospital delivery, we are grateful for a healthy birth with no complications. Best wishes to the family as they enjoy this special time together.

Source & photo: Madera County Sheriff's Office