Orange County dispatcher meets baby she helped deliver over phone

Rene Cheek meets 5-month-old baby delivered safely

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County dispatcher met on Friday with the mother whose baby she helped deliver over the phone last year.

Dispatcher Rene Cheek picked up the phone like it was any other morning, but quickly realized there was a baby coming who wasn't going to wait for paramedics to get there.

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Cheek stayed on the phone with the grandmother and was able to keep her calm while talking her through what needed to happen.

Moments into the call, the baby was delivered safely.

Six months later, News 6 was there as Rene met the mother and baby boy whose lives she's credited with saving.

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