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School principal helps wife deliver own baby on the street!

29 Jun, 2018

My first child took ages to be born, so when it came to my second child, I assumed things would be the same. I didn’t take much notice when my contractions started (in fact, I went back to bed).

But I realized soon enough that my contractions were coming at almost five minutes apart — and that’s when my husband and I panicked. We lived in Bedok, Singapore and we had to go all the way to National University Hospital, which was almost an hour away. My water broke in the taxi, giving the poor taxi uncle a huge fright. We were at NUH by 3.30am (I was fully dilated by then), and my Dragon baby was born in a flash! 

When I came across Ryan Kwak’s story, it reminded me so much of my own dramatic second birth. Here’s the incredible story of how this (very handsome!) school principal delivered his third child on a pavement in Pasir Ris in Singapore!

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The gorgeous family, before baby made three! | Image: Instagram

Handsome School Principal Delivers Baby on Pasir Ris Pavement!

Ryan Kwak — a Korean-born Singaporean citizen — describes his wife Valerie Cher’s dramatic delivery in an Instagram post. 

On the 27th of June (Wednesday), Ryan was awoken at 5.19am by Valerie, telling him she was in excruciating pain and that “the baby was coming today!” 

He hurried out to get their car, which was parked just outside the home in Pasir Ris, and rushed back up to get his wife. But when he got in, he found her lying on the sofa groaning, “The baby’s gonna come out! I can feel the pressure of the head!”

He explains, “my words of reassurance of ‘Hang in there baby, you’ll be fine. We’ll reach the hospital in no time!’ was completely ignored at that point.”

He helped her down the corridor, but her screams of pain got louder and louder.

Then, he continues,

“Finally made it down the lift and what she said next left me stunned with horror: ‘The baby’s head is coming out!'”

He could literally see the baby’s head peeping out, and Valerie (or Cher, as he calls her), was by then bathed in blood on the roadside. To make matters worse, it was raining. 

While Ryan was terrified at this point, he literally took matters into his own hands, and “delivered the baby right there and then”!

Their beautiful baby girl was born “in the rain on the pavement at 5:53am”. Mommy and baby were taken to KK Women and Children’s hospital by ambulance and are just fine. 

The proud daddy wraps up his beautiful post with these words: “Even as I’m writing this, there’s still a crazy rollercoaster of emotions lingering on, but all that matters right now is the that my dear wife, who showed tremendous strength and courage, is now recovering well, and our miracle of a daughter is healthy. ”

Ryan is a principal and founder of SEJONG Korean Language School in Singapore. He migrated here with his family when he was just six years old. He and Valerie are also parents to two beautiful boys. 

Kudos to this (we repeat, handsome) hands-on dad. We wish you and your beautiful family all the very best! 

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Welcoming our beloved baby daughter #kwaktaeri into the #kwakfamily and she couldn’t have come into this world in a more dramatic fashion. Woke up at 5:19am to @valeriecher telling me that she was in excruciating pain, that the baby was coming today! I hurried downstairs to get the car parked right under our block and went back upstairs to get Cher. I entered the house to her lying on the sofa groaning “The baby’s gonna come out! I can feel the pressure of the head!” and my words of reassurance of “Hang in there baby, you’ll be fine. We’ll reach the hospital in no time!” was completely ignored at that point. Supported her down the corridor but her screams kept getting louder and louder. Finally made it down the lift and what she said next left me stunned with horror: “The baby’s head is coming out!”. The baby head was literally popping out and Cher was covered in blood on the floor by the roadside while rain drizzled down on us. It took every ounce of courage but I had to deliver the baby right there and then. Our beautiful girl came to the world in the rain on the pavement at 5:53am. We called the ambulance which took our little one and my wife safely to the hospital. Even as I’m writing this, there’s still a crazy rollercoaster of emotions lingering on but all that matters right now is the that my dear wife, who showed tremendous strength and courage, is now recovering well, and our miracle of a daughter is healthy ❤️ A post shared by Ryan Kwak Seong Hoon • 곽성훈 (@kwakseonghoon) on Jun 27, 2018 at 3:37am PDT

Do You Know How to Handle an Emergency Delivery? 

How do you know if the baby’s coming quickly and you won’t make it to the hospital?

Well, if you’re having strong contractions that occur three to four minutes apart, your water has broken and you have a really strong urge to push, you are probably experiencing signs that delivery is imminent.

In case of such an emergency situation:

  • Call the emergency ambulance (Lifeline 16-911). If you are in a car, it is advisable to pull over; it’s safer to have the baby in the car while it’s stopped.
  • Don’t panic. Remaining calm can help you focus on the birth. Also, babies that arrive quickly usually deliver with ease.
  • Grab whatever clothing or blankets you have, and place them nearby.
  • If you feel a strong urge to push, try to put it off by using breathing techniques, or lying on your side. Be sure to lie down or sit propped up. If you deliver standing up, your baby could fall and suffer a serious injury.
  • The baby’s head will come out first (unless the baby is in breech). Do not pull on the baby or its head; gently guide him out, pushing during your contractions. There may be a pause before the body emerges. Make sure the baby doesn’t fall on the floor!
  • Once the baby comes out, place him skin-to-skin on mommy, with the baby’s head slightly lower than it’s body (to help facilitate draining the mucus). Cover both of them with dry blankets or towels.
  • A gush of blood and fluid will follow the baby.
  • The placenta takes five to 30 minutes to come out. Do not pull on or cut the umbilical cord. The baby can remain attached to the umbilical cord until after the placenta has been delivered.
  • If your baby doesn’t cry spontaneously at birth, stimulate him by firmly rubbing up and down his back.
  • Make your way to the birth center or hospital by ambulance as quickly as you can!

 

Republished from theAsianparent Singapore

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