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A woman has delivered her own baby in Miami after extreme winds kept paramedics away due to Hurricane Irma.
Although Miami has been spared the worst of the hurricane, rescue crews were told to begin using judgment when deciding whether to respond to emergency calls, reports the Miami Herald.
Paramedicswere unable to get to a pregnant woman in Little Haiti and a dispatcher had to talk the woman through delivering the baby at home, according to Assistant Fire Chief Eloy Garcia.
Mum and baby girl were later taken to the hospital by emergency workers, reports the paper.
"We weren't able to respond. So she delivered the placenta, also. Dispatch told her how to tie it off. She's stable at home," Mr Garcia said. "We made contact with the assistant medical director here. Talked things through."
Miami's emergency management director, Pete Gomez, said conditions remain dangerous and replacement crews will not be coming in until the weather improves.
"We've got to follow our protocol," he said.
So far three people have been killed in car crashes, caught in Hurricane Irma's destructive path as it made landfall in Florida.
