Centre County dispatcher helps deliver baby via phone, earns award

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) – One special Centre County dispatcher earned a stork pin after helping to deliver a baby over the phone.

Keara Tice took the call at 3 a.m. and realized that the family would need help before the paramedics arrived. She guided the mother through the birthing process until the ambulance arrived.

She said that she has never had to do something like this before, and to have it happen before her two-year mark is “insane.”

Tice also had a chance to meet the family in person at the commissioner’s meeting.

The father was very appreciative, saying that Tice was a “calm, peaceful voice” that guided them through the steps.

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Centre County 911 says they are lucky to have her on the team and that the county is in good hands with people like her.

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