Published: 7/26/2022

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY, A GILES COUNTY FAMILY WELCOMED A MIRACLE IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. JUST AFTER 1 A.M. ON SUNDAY MORNING A FAMILY WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO MAURY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FROM PULASKI, AS THE MOTHER WAS IN LABOR. WHILE PASSING THROUGH CULLEOKA, THE PARENTS REALIZED THAT CONTRACTIONS WERE A MINUTE APART AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIME. THEY PULLED OVER IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CULLEOKA CHURCH AND CALLED THE EMERGENCY LINE FOR HELP. 911 DISPATCHERS HELPED THE MOM AND DAD TO PREPARE AS BEST AS THEY COULD. MAURY COUNTY FIRE SQUAD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE FIRST, WITH EMT AND MEDICAL STUDENT FABIAN ODEN REPORTING THE WOMAN WENT INTO ACTIVE LABOR ALMOST THE MOMENT THEY ARRIVED. ODEN TOLD THE MEDIA, “…ABOUT THE TIME I GOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE PATIENT, THE BABY INTRODUCED HERSELF TO ME,”. ODEN SAID HE CAUGHT THE BABY — A HEALTHY BABY GIRL NAMED KYLER.  SHE WEIGHED IN AT 6 POUNDS 15 OUNCES AND WAS 19 INCHES LONG. BABY AND MOM ARE DOING WELL!