After witnessing birth of his child ... Dad has new-found love and respect for women

Kevin Wilson, a resident of Lenwood Path off West Bay Farm Road in St Andrew, said he has a new-found love and respect for women and the police after watching his babymother, Tasheka Wright, give birth to their son at home last Thursday.

Constables Kenique James and Hackeem Collier of the Olympic Gardens Police Station responded to the distress call and assisted the couple with delivering their son.

"Mi nuh diss woman enuh, but people always say, if man see how baby born, we wouldn't diss woman. Mi see say a life-and-death situation," Wilson said.

Wright, 27, gave birth at home during pouring rain. Wilson, 38, said she was due to give birth in December, but their son decided to make his entry on November 25. It was an eventful day.

According to the father, they tried getting a cab to take his girlfriend to hospital after she went into labour, but were unsuccessful.

"Bwoy, mi nah tell nuh lie, mi turn idiot, mi turn fool. Mi see mi babymadda start snap her finger and mi ask her a wah, and she say she a feel pain and it look like she out fi have baby. Mi ask har if she sure, because the last time we get a car and carry her down and dem send her back," he said, pointing out that she went into false labour sometime earlier.

With no taxi willing to make the trip, Wilson dialled 119, the police emergency number, and told the dispatcher that Wright was in labour and needed their help.

"She [the dispatcher] tell mi to call a taxi and mi explain what happen and den mi hear mi babymada bawl out and, when mi move di curtain, mi see mi baby head shub out, and mi say Jeesas Cris, di baby a bawn," he said.

Wilson said that he gave their home address to the dispatcher and she instructed him on how to deliver his son. He said although they share three other children -- ages five, two and one -- he was not prepared for 'playing doctor'.

"Mi hear har a line up two policeman to come down. Mi say, 'Officer whe mi fi do? and she seh mi fi wash mi hand and wrap him up inna a towel," Wilson related.

He told THE STAR that he sought the assistance of his neighbour, Donna, and it was at that time that the police constables arrived.

"We wrap up the baby and put him on my babymother stomach. Mi glad how di police dem come in time because it could a end different. Dem put har inna di jeep and rush with har to the hospital," Wilson said.

Up to press time yesterday, Wright was in hospital. Her newborn, the father said, is healthy. He is anxiously awaiting their return to Lenwood Path.