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11-Year-Old Boy Delivers His Mother's Baby At Home After She Went Into Early Labour

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6 years ago

September 25, 2015

11-year-old Georgia kid James Dukes is celebrating the birth of his new baby brother in a new way. James helped deliver his newborn baby brother at home in when his mom went into early labor.
Royal Dukes will never hear the end of how his 11-year-old brother James stepped in to deliver him when mom went into early labor.
“All of a sudden I couldn’t get to the bed anymore, so I just collapsed on the floor,” said Kenyarda Dukes. Just as suddenly, Royal was born. And with dad at work, James jumped in.
“It didn’t really scare me, it was more just like, let me clean the baby off, make sure he’s okay, make sure my mom’s okay,” said James.
Then James called 911. “My mom just had a baby at the house and she needs somebody to come,” said James to the 911 dispatcher.
Dispatcher: “OK, gently wipe off the baby’s mouth and nose, wrap him in a clean, dry towel.”
“He was my help, he was my guardian angel. He was the man, he was the doctor, he was my superhero,” said Kenyarda Dukes.
Since kindergarten, James said he’s dreamed of playing in the NFL, but before paramedics arrived Tuesday he’d picked a new career. He plans to be a doctor.