Dee Smith holds newborn Neldine.

It sounds like something out of a movie, but no, it’s just another day at The Salvation Army’s relief site in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Dee Smith, Emergency Disaster Services Director for The Salvation Army’s Western Missouri Division, had just finished meetings with the United Nations (UN) when she decided to visit the Port-au-Prince camp. Little did she know that a pregnant woman had just arrived at The Salvation Army clinic, already in labor.

With no time to waste, Dee, a licensed EMT, walked the mother through the delivery in the compound’s parking lot! A beautiful baby girl was born, who was named Neldine. Dee used guaze and a razor to cut the umbilical cord and someone’s T-shirt to provide the mother with some cushioning before taking her to a mattress to rest. Talk about resourceful!

A doctor arrived on the scene shortly after, and thanks to the help of Dee Smith, we are happy to report that both mother and daughter are doing well!