On Thanksgiving morning, a woman seeking treatment for two broken fingers at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., where she's worked as a midwife for 10 years, delivered a baby in the emergency room after a woman arrived in labor, according to The News Tribune.
Rhonda DiCostzano was awaiting X-ray results after breaking her fingers while participating in a triathlon on Thursday morning, when Jessica Morales rushed into the ER around 8:50 a.m.
"So I just went over there and said, 'I'm a midwife. I can help,'" Ms. DiCostanzo told the Tribune.
The midwifery staff at the hospital had been called to the ER, but before they arrived, Ms. DiCostanzo had already delivered the baby around 8:57 a.m. Ms. Morales' husband was still parking the car at the time.
After receiving treatment for her broken fingers, Ms. DiCostanzo returned home and prepared a Thanksgiving dinner for a party of 16.
"That's a busy day," she said, "even for me."
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