Five years after they brought a pair of premature twins into the world in complicated births, members of MD Ambulance got a reunion. Saskatoon paramedics Luc Duval and Tom Barbier greeted Samantha Warren who met the men for the first time since she was in labour.
The mother, who previously lived in North Battleford, visited the local hospital when her contractions were ten minutes apart. But because she was having twins, they recommended she go to Saskatoon for the delivery.
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The twins were in the breech position – ready to come out feet first. A breech birth can result in a baby getting stuck and not being able to breathe.
“I had no idea what to expect and I was scared,” Warren said.
Not far west of Saskatoon, she stopped and had her parents call an ambulance.
Barbier drove the ambulance to the location on Highway 16, while Luc Duval prepared for a complicated birth. The pair have worked together for more than ten years.
“Any time you hear the idea of a delivery, it makes you a little bit nervous,” Duval said.
“And then they added the idea that it was a breech delivery with twins,” he said.
They picked up Warren and started driving back to Saskatoon. Aiden, now 5, was born about 15 km from Saskatoon. Kayden was born at Royal University Hospital not long after.
The boys have an older brother, 7-year-old Drayton.
It’s a call the paramedics never forgot – and don’t plan on forgetting any time soon.
“I can’t wait to see them in say, another ten years when they’re in high school … and see what kind of young men they’ve become,” Barbier said.
Warren could have brought the boys for a visit earlier, but felt it was important to wait.
“I thought now that they’re five, they understand a lot more. Hopefully they’ll remember this day,” she said.
Paramedic Services Week in Canada runs from May 22 to May 28.
