Officers help Baldwin woman deliver baby girl at home, police say

Officers responding to a 911 call Sunday night in Baldwin helped a woman deliver a healthy baby girl, Nassau County police said.

Police said the aided call was received at about 7:45 p.m. and said officers and police medics arrived to find a pregnant woman in labor — with "signs of an imminent birth."

The baby was delivered at 8:15 p.m., police said.

Police did not release the identity of the new mom — or the location of the home — but said mother and child were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Additional details were not immediately available Monday.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”