Woman gives birth alone; baby breathing but placenta detached

Heard on: Potter and McKean County Fire and EMS

01:49

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McKean County Sheriff's Department, 10-12 for ALS.

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Thank you. In (number withheld) Germania Street, the Skinner residence.

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For child birth.

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Department 10, Wellsboro ALS and Galeton and (number withheld) Germania Street, Skinner residence for childbirth, 0449.

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McKean County to Department 10 in Galeton and (number withheld) Germania Street, the Skinner residence for childbirth.

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Next to responding, Galeton, (number withheld) Germania Street, Skinner residence.

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Childbirth, much.

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Responding to a 23-year-old female.

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She is by herself.

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She said she did not realize she was pregnant.

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Initially the baby was crying.

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She's now saying it's not, but it is moving and seems to be breathing.

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She says the placenta is not attached anymore and she does not have it tied off.

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We're speaking with her about that right now.

2026-10-10 08:49 UTC

Medical Emergency

Germania St, Galeton, PA 16922

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical units were dispatched to a home near Germania Street in Galeton for a reported childbirth involving a 23-year-old woman who was alone and reportedly unaware she was pregnant. The baby was reported to be moving and breathing, and there was concern that the placenta was detached and not tied off.