Jasper post trooper delivers baby

French Lick — Wednesday afternoon, an Indiana State Trooper helped a woman deliver her baby at her French Lick home.

Police received a call about a woman in active labor at her home in French Lick at about 5:20 p.m. The woman didn’t think she could make it to the hospital to deliver the baby. Trooper Mackenzi Alexander heard the call being dispatched and realized she was only a few minutes away from the residence so she headed there to assist.

Trooper Alexander arrived on the scene and met the expectant mother, who was distraught and thought there might be something wrong with her baby. Fortunately for the mother, Alexander is a certified emergency medical technician. She helped the mother get comfortable while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive, however, the mother’s contractions became more frequent, so Alexander gathered towels and blankets, expecting the baby to potentially make its entrance before more help arrived.

As she was doing this, local volunteer firefighters arrived at the residence, and a few minutes later, Trooper Alexander delivered the baby with the help of a firefighter. She had to unwrap the umbilical cord from around the baby’s neck and arm.

Moments afterward, local emergency medical services arrived on scene to clamp and cut the umbilical cord. The mother and baby were then transported to IU Health in Paoli and are doing great, according to police.