Intro

"So, I need to ask you, will you marry me?"

"Fire, what's your emergency?"
"Oh, she's havin' a baby"
"Hello? Hello? Hello?"
"Ayo, man, just be calm, she havin' a baby
I can see that the heads coming out"
"Okay, I need somebody to talk to me"
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm"
"Come over to the phone, I can barely hear you, man
You gotta take me off speaker phone"
"Okay, I'm sorry, it's my"
"That's okay, that's okay, I understand, but I've gotta get an address"
"It's my daughter
I have my daughter in my hands"
"What's your address? Okay
Alright, listen
I'm gonna ask you a couple real quick questions, okay?
How, how old's your wife?"
"Um, she's twenty-five"
"Twenty-five? Okay, she awake right now?
Is she breathing?"
"She's breathing"
"Alright, is the baby breathing?"
"Yes"
"If the baby is breathing"
"Yes"
"Okay, how's the mother? Is the mother breathing?"
"She's fine"
"Okay, alright
Hold on the line
Do not hang up, alright?"
"I see the umbilical cord
What do I do? What do I do?"
"I'm gonna tell you exactly what to do in just a second
Just stay on the line with me, okay?
How many months pregnant was she?"
"Can you say it again?"
"How many months pregnant was she? Was it a full term baby?"
"Eight, eight months, she was eight months"
"Eight months? So it is full term
Okay, listen
The baby is breathing, correct?"
"Yes"
"Okay, I want you to gently wipe off the baby's mouth and its nose, clean towel
And then, I want you to wrap the baby in a clean, dry towel
Okay? Have you got one of those?"
"Yes"
"Alright
Cover the baby's head, but not its face"
"Okay"
"Okay, without pulling the cord tight
Put the baby in the mother's arms or on her belly
Alright? Be sure the cord is not wrapped around the baby's neck"
"Yes, sir"
"Alright, be sure to keep the baby and the, and the mother, uh, warm, okay?"
"Yes, sir"
"Okay, you got that? You got the towel?"
"I'm grabbin' it now, hold on"
"Okay
Good, you're doin' good
You're doin' a good job
Is it a boy or a girl, sir?"
"It's a little girl"
"It's a girl? Congratulations"