Mother Names Christmas Newborn After Amapá Officer Who Helped Deliver Him

Overview

• A day after the birth, the mother and baby were discharged from Maternidade Mãe Luzia, with officers accompanying them back home.
• The naming honors the sergeant who assisted during the emergency delivery inside an apartment in the Macapaba 1 housing complex in Macapá.
• The call for help came around 4:50 a.m. on December 25, when the woman’s father flagged down a patrol from the 2nd Battalion.
• Officers improvised care, including cutting the umbilical cord and removing the placenta, until firefighters and Samu arrived to take over and transport both to the hospital.
• The Military Police shared video of the response, drawing positive reactions on social media.