Florida woman who disappeared 6 months ago gives birth on New York City subway
In a September 2024 missing persons report, the Hallandale Beach Police Department said that 25-year-old Jenny Saint Pierre was "currently pregnant and may be in need of services that meet the criteria of an endangered person.'
A video posted on TikTok this week shows Saint Pierre lying on the subway floor moments after delivering a baby girl. With no medical personnel immediately available, bystanders assisted as best they could.
The footage was captured by Bryanna Brown, a passenger on the train.
'People are screaming, 'Anyone have scissors? Is there a doctor that can help?'' Brown told WNBC. 'Then another young lady that was on the train, she pulls out a pocket knife — then cuts the umbilical cord.'
Saint Pierre welcomed her first child at approximately 11:30 a.m. on a W train in Manhattan. According to a police spokesperson, both Saint Pierre and her daughter were transported to the hospital in 'good condition.'
'This is another example of New Yorkers coming together to help each other, assisted by caring transit workers and other responders, reflecting the best of the subway community and this city,' NYC Transit president Demetrius Crichlow said in a statement. 'We are thrilled that both mother and Baby W are doing well, and look forward to welcoming both of them back aboard for a lifetime of reliable — and hopefully less dramatic — rides.'
Saint Pierre's mother, Chrismene Saint Pierre, told the New York Times that she is eager for her daughter to return home to Florida.
'I've been thinking about my daughter every day, praying every day that she's OK, that her baby is OK,' she said. 'I'm going to sleep good tonight.'
'We will always be there for her, and for her baby,' Chrismene Saint Pierre added.This article was originally published on TODAY.com
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