Woman noticed pregnant neighbor collapsing while chasing her dog—she ended up saving two lives
Medical emergencies can be scary for anyone. However, it can be especially frightening for pregnant women, as two lives are at stake in such a situation. A pregnant woman was panicking too, as she collapsed while chasing her dog outside her house. Thankfully, her neighbor noticed what was happening and immediately rushed in to help her. The woman, Tracy Anton, was 27 weeks into her pregnancy and had gone into cardiac arrest as she followed her dog around, per PEOPLE.
Anton had just returned from work when she let her dog out on that day. Her neighbor and a teacher, Julie Talbott, noticed that Anton had collapsed in the garden from her living room window. Talbott rushed to Anton and began administering CPR immediately. Thankfully, a nurse was passing by the location as well and decided to help. They took turns administering life-saving measures until the first responders from the Green Fire emergency services arrived at the Green, Ohio, house to help the woman. Anton's teenage stepson also noticed that she had been gone for quite some time and rushed to be at her side. The woman was taken to a local hospital and stabilized and her baby was delivered via C-section the next day.
The baby, Noah, was born on July 2 and would go back home on September 27, after spending the required time in the NICU. The woman told News 5 Cleveland that she couldn't remember anything for up to three days after the day she collapsed in her yard. She was thankful for everyone who helped her and stayed by her side that day. "It was very scary, because I've been trained in CPR the whole time that I've been a teacher and I have to get re-certified all the time and you learn about what to do, but when it's actually happening, it's very scary and you're still unsure of if you're doing the right thing or not, no matter how many times you've been trained," Talbott explained. "We didn't know if we were making a difference. We didn't know if she was going to survive at all. It was really, really scary."
Anton had regained her pulse by the time the rescue team arrived and they continued giving her CPR until they reached the hospital. "From the time EMS was called to the time we had the first defibrillation on the patient, the first time electricity was applied to restart the heart was only four minutes. That's incredible," Dr. Doug Gallo, the medical director of the hospital, Summa Health, remarked. The doctors pointed out that the CPR given to the woman proved to be really helpful in saving her life. "I could just [tell] that she needed help because her color had changed and she was not responding at all. She was clearly unconscious," Talbott went on.
The baby was doing quite well, too. "His due date was Sept. 27, so they're thinking he'll stay in there closer to that time, but as of right now, he's progressing as he should and gaining the right amount of weight and making the progress," Anton pointed out. "Everybody who walked my path that day was there for a reason and all contributed to me and my baby's life," the woman shared. "Definitely, God had his hand in all of this and you know, it's not just a miracle. It's a double miracle, because both me and my baby were saved."