(Chad Rachman)
Special delivery!
Cops helped deliver a healthy baby boy this morning in a Bronx subway station, authorities said.
Tamika Snipe, 21, was on her way to the doctor when her water broke sometime after 10 a.m. near the Yankee Stadium stop on the 4-train, police said.
“She had some pain. The contractions got worse, so she got off the train. A woman came in and said the woman’s water broke and she was in labor,” said NYPD Lt. Sylvia Mendoza, 32.
The officers brought the woman to the transit district 11 police station inside of the 161st station and called an ambulance, cops said.
“The mother said the baby was coming. She felt the head coming out. Two female officers assisted the mother, took off her pants and shoes and the baby was crowning,” Mendoza said.
The lieutenant stayed on the line with EMS and relayed verbal directions to the delivering officers.
Baby Maxwell was born at 10:25 a.m. — minutes before the ambulance arrived.
“I was very happy to see the baby cry. His color was perfect,” said a relieved Mendoza.
Both mom and baby were taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition, police said.