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Lynn Officers Help Deliver Baby

LYNN (CBS) -- Two Lynn Police officers helped a woman deliver her baby boy Monday.

Officers Jennifer Almonte and Kelly Aylward arrived at the parents' apartment building after a man called 911 because his wife was going into labor.

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Lynn Police Officers Kelly Aylward and Jennifer Almonte describe delivering the baby. (WBZ-TV)

They delivered the baby boy right there in the hallway of the apartment complex. But that wasn't the only complication--the baby was blue, and not breathing.

Thankfully, the officers were able to revive him while keeping the mother calm.

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Lynn Police officers and mother (Photo Credit: Lynn Police)

"I was trying to be as encouraging as possible," said Officer Almonte. " 'You're doing a great job, I see the baby's head, it's beautiful, I can see so much hair, you're going to have a beautiful baby,' But to Kelly, it was like, 'Hand me this!' "

Baby Evan is a healthy 7 lbs. and 14 oz., and both mother and baby are doing great.

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