Fernando is name of baby born at police station

The baby delivered by police officers attached to the Maraval Police Station on Monday morning, was named Fernando yesterday by relatives of his mother. Vanessa Pierre, who underwent minor surgery on Tuesday, was   awaiting the arrival of a doctor to discharge her from hospital when Newsday spoke with her yesterday. Pierre, 28, told Newsday that her baby was due on June 1 and she never expected to give birth outside a police station. She said that her next appointment at the clinic was yesterday, and she had put all things in place for the birth of her child between June 1 and 3. On Sunday night, however, Fernando decided to make his appearance and although she left for hospital, she couldn’t make it. Her husband, Lewellyn Ellis, had to call for help from the Maraval Police Station where officers helped deliver the baby.

Pierre is also the mother of a nine-year-old daughter. Both mother and baby were taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. Pierre said yesterday that she does not intend to have any more children and is grateful for the assistance of the police officers who delivered her son who weighed 3.77 kilogrammes. Fernando lay peacefully in his cot at his mother’s bedside yesterday. She pointed out that her husband, who is a fisherman, was happy to have a son and has been beaming from ear to ear ever since he saw him for the first time on Monday. PC Richard Forbes, one of the three police officers who assisted in the delivery of the baby said yesterday that he was happy to assist Pierre. He added that if he is faced with another similar situation he would also assist.