'Exciting': Ambulance driver helps deliver baby in unexpected house call

"That was such an exciting moment," Schachde said.

Ambulance driver Khaled Schachde with the newborn baby girl he helped deliver, March 18, 2021. (photo credit: GALILEE MEDICAL CENTER)
Ambulance driver Khaled Schachde with the newborn baby girl he helped deliver, March 18, 2021.
(photo credit: GALILEE MEDICAL CENTER)
Khaled Schachde is a resident of Acre, and an ambulance driver. On Thursday morning, he received a call from a man in his apartment building, who explained that his wife's water had broken, and that they were not sure that they will make it in time to The Galilee Medical Center in nearby Nahariya. 
"He sounded like he was really stressed. He blacked out and forgot the number to Magen David Adom (MDA)," Schachde said. "I understood immediately that his wife was about to go into labor."
This was the second time in his life that he had been called to help during a surprise labor at home. 
"Without thinking twice, I turned the car siren on and dashed over there [to the apartment]," said Schachde. He also alerted MDA immediately for medical help. 
Schachde happened to be in the area, as he was on a call at the Mazor psychological center in Acre. 
He arrived shortly at the apartment building, ready with his birthing tools. 
MDA staff followed, and about 20 minutes later, they delivered a baby girl. 
The mother has since been transferred to the hospital's maternity ward, the Galilee Medical Center said. 
The hospital added that the baby weighed 2.770 kg. at birth. 
"That was such an exciting moment," Schachde said.