Midwifery hat-trick for Mfuleni firefighters

20 January 2025

Firefighters helped deliver a healthy baby boy on Friday, 17 January 2025 - their third since December.

Mfuleni firefighters set in motion a record number of fire station deliveries for December, when two of their staff members helped deliver a baby boy on 1 December 2024.

On 12 December, two other firefighters at the station helped deliver a healthy baby girl.

This past Friday (17 January), an expectant mom arrived at Mfuleni Fire Station at 13:35. Her baby arrived 20 minutes later, with the assistance of firefighters on duty at the time.

The mother and baby were transported to Khayelitsha Day Hospital via ambulance.

‘Mfuleni Fire Station is a go-to for many residents in distress, and so it is wonderful to see how staff excel time and again to save lives, but also help bring new life into the world. I would like to congratulate the firefighters for their swift response. It is a moment to be proud of and to cherish – our best wishes to the mother and her newborn. We are grateful that there were no complications and that everything went well,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office