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A worker who helped deliver a baby in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven gas station has been reunited with the child and his family.
Sharyn Daley was working at the Cheap as Chips discount store in Logan, Brisbane, on Friday when a man ran in shouting “that a lady is about to have a baby”.
The assistant store manager grabbed a towel from a shelf and ran out to help the woman who was in her car parked at the neighboring 7-Eleven servo.
The baby’s head was already crowning and the birth was over seconds after Ms Daley arrived on the scene.
Fortunately, the baby, named Winston, is now healthy and doing well after arriving 11 days early.
On Tuesday, Daley met with mother Sonia and the rest of the family.
Sharyn Daley, who helped deliver baby Winston in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven gas station, met with the boy and his family (pictured together)
Mother Sonia went into labor 11 days earlier in the parking lot of the neighboring 7-Eleven (pictured)
‘I received a hug. “I have to kiss him on the forehead, hug mom and dad, they are very happy,” she said. A current issue.
“It’s lovely, it looks like he’s already smiling, every time you touch his little cheek it’s absolutely perfect.”
It is understood that moments after Ms Daley arrived at the scene, Winston’s head was crowned and there was no time to reach hospital.
‘(The only thing I could think about was) just surviving. Someone needed help. “So you just hustle and do what you can and instincts take over,” Ms Daley said. 7news.
He said the baby didn’t look well when he was born.
“He was discolored, so I had to stimulate him, rub him and pat him on the back,” Ms Daley said. courier mail.
Ms Daley (pictured) sprang into action on Friday and grabbed a towel from the rack as she headed to help.
“A few minutes went by and he started moving better and he was squeezing my finger hard and his color came back.”
After returning the baby to his mother, Daley took off his right shoe and tied the shoelace around the umbilical cord.
She then took off the sock and placed the placenta inside, keeping it close to the baby.
An ambulance arrived and took the family to the hospital before Daley had a chance to ask their names.
