Cape Town - With the help of three police officers, a heavily pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby boy on Saturday, on a gravel road in Sunningdale.
Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith applauded the three officers who were conducting operations in Rivergate, near Sunningdale, at about 10.45am when they came across the mom on the gravel road in the area.
“I’m very happy to hear of the exploits of three of our officers who helped deliver a baby yesterday (Saturday) morning,” said Smith.
“They soon discovered that (the mother) was in labour, and jumped into action, with Officer Clinton Bonke leading from the front. With his encouragement, he managed to calm the distraught mother-to-be, and guided her as she gave birth to a beautiful, bouncing baby boy at around midday.”
“Mom and baby were in good health and taken to a medical facility for observation by a family member who arrived on the scene.”
Officer Bonke described the ordeal as an unbelievable experience under extreme circumstances, considering it was the first time he had helped deliver a baby.
Smith thanked officers Bonke, Ayanda Sinkwane and Mongezi Masoka. “And I wish the mom and her newborn well,” Smith said.